Roles & Responsibilities:

We are seeking a senior litigation associate to join our San Francisco, CA, Newport Beach, CA, or West Palm Beach, FL office. Our practice combines sophisticated commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement, and public law matters across a diverse nationwide client base. This role is well suited for an attorney with substantial litigation experience seeking direct client engagement, high-impact matter responsibility, and close collaboration with experienced partners.

The Practice:

The associate will support and, as appropriate, take lead responsibility in matters that include commercial and corporate litigation, partnership/shareholder/governance disputes, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, administrative proceedings and writ petitions, and appellate matters and pre-litigation strategic counseling.

Responsibilities:

- Manage cases and discrete litigation components with increasing independence

- Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, and substantive briefs

- Conduct and oversee written discovery and motion practice

- Participate in depositions, hearings, mediations, and client strategy sessions

- Work closely with partners on litigation strategy and case development

- Develop legal analysis across evolving statutory and regulatory frameworks

- Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, and regulators

Ideal Candidate:

- Strong Senior Litigation Associate profile with commercial litigation background and experience in regulatory or public law

- Must have 6+ years of litigation experience in state and/or federal court

- Must have experience managing cases and discrete litigation components, including drafting pleadings, dispositive motions, and substantive briefs

- Must have experience conducting and defending depositions and appearing at hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences

- Must be able to provide strategic litigation and pre-litigation advice to employers and employees regarding risk mitigation, compliance, and personnel decisions

- Must be able to conduct workplace investigations and support internal employment assessments

- Must have working knowledge of California employment statutes and civil procedure

- Must have strong research, writing, and judgment skills to communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and regulators

- Must have active membership in the California Bar, or ability to obtain admission promptly

- Must have experience in employment litigation, including single-plaintiff, wage and hour class actions, and trade secret matters

- Experience handling both plaintiff and defense-side employment matters is preferred

- Must have experience conducting and overseeing written discovery, motion practice, and participating in depositions and hearings

- Must be able to develop legal analysis across evolving statutory and regulatory frameworks

- Must be able to manage multiple workstreams effectively

- Must have experience in commercial and corporate litigation, including partnership or shareholder disputes and appellate matters

- Training at a leading law firm, litigation boutique, or government practice is preferred

- Judicial clerkship or government experience is preferred