Employment Litigation Associate (Dual Licensed – CA & AZ)

Our Phoenix office seeks an experienced employment litigation associate admitted in both Arizona and California to join a dynamic, long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. The dual-state practice includes California PAGA/class/collective litigation and single-plaintiff work, offering robust mentoring and customized business development training in a collegial, in-person environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and passionate associate to assume a high-level role in a sophisticated labor and employment practice, with significant responsibility across all aspects of the work. The role involves extensive contact with clients, government agencies, and opposing counsel.

Responsibilities include legal research, drafting memoranda, motions, and pleadings, attending court conferences, managing discovery and investigations, drafting position statements and dispositive motions, and counseling clients on employment-law matters.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for employment law, strong analytical and writing skills, and the ability to inspire confidence with sophisticated business clients. This is a great chance to join a national employment law practice in a tight-knit, collegial, team-oriented environment.

Our office is collegial, with a commitment to mutual respect. We hold regular all-attorney conferences, prioritize attorney development, and offer ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities, as well as access to expansive professional development training programs and the chance to work with leading attorneys in the field.

• Admission to practice in both Arizona and California required
• Significant experience in employment litigation, including class/collective and PAGA matters
• Strong legal research, analytical, and writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage discovery and investigations
• Experience counseling employers on employment-law matters preferred
• Ability to relate to and inspire confidence with sophisticated business clients