Description:

Overview:
Salary Range:
$225,000.00 - $280,000.00 Salary/year

Education Level:
JD

Description:
We are currently seeking 7th to 9th year senior associate candidates to support our San Diego and Los Angeles Office's Labor and Employment Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of solid, recent experience with employment law. In addition to litigation, we'd ideally like a candidate who also has transactional experience, such as drafting handbooks and employment-related agreements. Candidates should be licensed to practice in California, have strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials.

Buchalter attorneys partner closely with clients to provide broad, protective counsel that minimizes risk exposure. Our critical risk-management solutions allow clients to focus on managing their businesses while we manage the details of their employment problems. We work closely with business management to ensure workplace compliance and an immediate response when conflict arises. We prepare and implement employee handbooks, advise on personnel matters and union relations, negotiate employment and severance agreements and defend lawsuits. We also represent Taft-Hartley benefit plans. Our clients vary from closely-held companies to major financial institutions, restaurant chains, manufacturers, and retailers, with offices and locations nationwide.

Compensation: The reasonably expected pay scale for this position is $225 – 280k. This is an employer estimate and the salary offered within that range will depend on the candidate's years of practice and relevant experience and performance. Additionally, this position is eligible for annual performance bonuses based on productivity.