Litigation Associate (HR/Employment Focus)

Job description

Job Summary: The Employment Litigation Associate will support the company’s employment-related litigation and dispute resolution matters. This role will focus on handling employment claims, advising on workplace risk, and supporting broader litigation matters as needed. This role requires being proactive, detail-oriented, and business-minded, with experience managing employment disputes in a fast-paced environment. Job Expectations: Employment Litigation & Claims - Manage and support employment-related claims, including wage and hour disputes, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and PAGA matters - Assist in responding to administrative agency charges (e.g., EEOC, DFEH/CRD, Labor Commissioner) - Draft position statements, settlement agreements, and litigation documents - Partner with HR and internal stakeholders on pre-litigation dispute resolution and risk mitigation Litigation Support: - Assist in handling broader litigation matters, including commercial disputes, consumer claims, and regulatory inquiries as needed - Conduct legal research and draft memoranda, pleadings, and discovery responses - Support case strategy development and fact investigations...