Mid Level Labor & Employment Attorney (Hybrid) in Oakland

Job Description

Labor & Employment Associate Opportunity - Mid-Level & Hybrid in Oakland, CA 🌉

*Confidential application process*

Are you a sharp, mid-level Labor and Employment Associate ready to advance your career with a thriving firm in the Bay Area? We're partnering with an established legal practice that seeks a dedicated defense attorney for their Oakland office. This role offers an excellent blend of litigation experience, client counseling, and work-life balance with a clear focus on rewarding productivity.

The Role: Mid-Level Labor & Employment Attorney

This position is ideal for an attorney with solid experience ready to take on greater responsibility in complex California employment law matters. You'll work closely with senior partners to defend employers across various industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Litigation Management: Handle various aspects of employment litigation, including propounding and responding to discovery, drafting dispositive motions (summary judgment), and preparing for depositions and hearings in single-plaintiff and class action cases.
• Client Advising: Counsel clients on day-to-day compliance issues concerning California wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Research & Writing: Conduct comprehensive legal research and draft persuasive legal memoranda and briefs.
• Billable Requirement: Maintain a competitive annual billable requirement of 1750 hours.

Why Join This Firm?

• Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a predictable, flexible schedule that allows you to work from home every Monday and Friday. You'll collaborate in-person at the Oakland office Tuesday through Thursday.
• Performance Bonuses: Earn monthly productive bonuses that directly reward your efficiency and billing success.
• Clear Career Growth: Attorneys are eligible for partnership consideration after two years with the firm, provided performance and firm needs align. This is a chance to build a long-term future.
• Bay Area Practice: Work on sophisticated legal challenges unique to the Northern California employment landscape.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: 3 to 5 years of dedicated experience practicing Labor and Employment defense law is strongly preferred.
• Education: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited Law School is required.
• Bar Status: Active membership and good standing with the State Bar of California is a must.
• Expertise: Solid working knowledge of federal and, most critically, California state employment statutes (e.g., PAGA, FEHA, CA Wage Orders).
• Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple litigation deadlines and communicate complex legal issues clearly to clients.

If you're a driven mid-level employment defense attorney seeking a firm in Oakland that offers significant opportunity and rewards high performance, we want to hear from you.

Please send your confidential resume to Spencer McAdoo at spencer.mcadoo@gogpac.com or call/text 605-705-2943 to discuss this in more detail.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.