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Requisition Title: Mid-level EMT Associate

Job ID: 3188

Department: Environmental & Mass Tort Litigation

Office: Los Angeles – Century City

Job Description:

The Los Angeles – Downtown office of McGuireWoods seeks an Associate for the Environmental & Mass Tort Litigation Department.

McGuireWoods LLP, with offices in the United States and Europe, is a full-service firm providing legal and public affairs solutions to corporate, individual, and nonprofit clients worldwide for more than 200 years collectively. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. For more than 35 years, McGuireWoods has been a national leader in the defense of environmental, products, and mass tort litigation. With approximately 1000 attorneys, including over 50 devoted to these practice areas, we offer exceptional depth and experience to handle the most difficult litigation threats facing corporate America, with top-tier practice recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. We have defended clients in virtually every type of high-stakes litigation across the U.S. in state courts and federal district courts, including product liability cases involving complex medical devices and pharmaceuticals, class actions for the country’s leading automotive manufacturers, and coordinated cases involving outbreaks of illnesses. What differentiates our practice is that our lawyers are experts in developing strategically focused defense plans to help our clients achieve their goals in the most efficient and effective way possible. Whether leveraging early settlements, or winning cases outright at the pretrial stage of litigation, at trial or through successful appeals, we let the client’s unique needs drive the strategy. This is well-recognized and appreciated by our clients, most of whom we have represented for decades.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Salary: $260,000 – $355,000

Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have 5-6 years of litigation experience.
Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
Former judicial clerks are preferred.
California Bar is required.

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Requisition Title: Mid-level Litigation Associate

Job ID: 3213

Department: Financial Services & Securities Enforcement

Office: Los Angeles – Downtown

Job Description:

The Downtown – Los Angeles office of McGuireWoods seeks an Associate to join its Financial Services and Securities Enforcement Department; to assist with all aspects of litigation and a focus on financial services clients.

McGuireWoods LLP is a national leader in representing financial services companies in complex litigation. These include all aspects of financial services litigation that may arise, including Ponzi scheme litigation, class actions and high-stakes consumer claims. Within the Downtown – Los Angeles office and throughout our 23 offices, McGuireWoods’ attorneys work collaboratively to vigorously represent and defend their clients. The Downtown – Los Angeles office is looking for an associate who is willing to take on these challenges and become part of a team. Our practice is national in scope and presents opportunities for young associates to develop industry knowledge, learn client development and litigation skills and take an active role in all aspects of matters. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid in office/remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Salary: $260,000 – $355,000

Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have 3-5 years of relevant general litigation experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
Court experience and candidates who have served as judicial law clerks would be considered a plus.
Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
California Bar is required.

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Requisition Title: Mid-level Litigation Associate

Job ID: 3214

Department: Financial Services & Securities Enforcement

Office: Los Angeles – Century City

Job Description:

The Los Angeles – Century City office of McGuireWoods seeks an Associate to join its Financial Services and Securities Enforcement Department; to assist with all aspects of litigation and a focus on financial services clients.

McGuireWoods LLP is a national leader in representing financial services companies in complex litigation. These include all aspects of financial services litigation that may arise, including Ponzi scheme litigation, class actions and high-stakes consumer claims. Within the Los Angeles – Century City office and throughout our 23 offices, McGuireWoods’ attorneys work collaboratively to vigorously represent and defend their clients. The Los Angeles – Century City office is looking for an associate who is willing to take on these challenges and become part of a team. Our practice is national in scope and presents opportunities for young associates to develop industry knowledge, learn client development and litigation skills and take an active role in all aspects of matters. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid in office/remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Salary: $260,000 – $355,000

Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have 3-5 years of relevant general litigation experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
Court experience and candidates who have served as judicial law clerks would be considered a plus.
Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
California Bar is required.

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Requisition Title: Mid-level Environmental Litigation Associate

Job ID: 3012

Department: Environmental & Mass Tort Litigation

Office: Los Angeles – Downtown

Job Description:

The Downtown Los Angeles office of McGuireWoods seeks an Environmental Litigation Associate for the Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation Department.

Working on complex Superfund Sites, this position will afford deep federal court experience in district courts across the United States.

Salary: $260,000 – $355,000

Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have 3-5 years of relevant experience in a top 100 law firm setting with a focus on CERCLA and large Superfund sites.
Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
California Bar is required.

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Requisition Title: Labor & Employment Mid/Senior Associate

Job ID: 3099

Department: Labor & Employment

Office: Los Angeles – Century City

Job Description:

The Los Angeles – Century City office of McGuireWoods seeks a Mid-Sr. Associate to join its Labor & Employment Department. Candidates for Counsel positions are also welcome to apply.

With nearly 60 lawyers in the United States and Europe, our labor and employment team handles upwards of 4,000 employment-related matters each year. McGuireWoods’ clients include local, national and multinational employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. We cross borders, practices and industries in the United States and around the world, collaborating with colleagues and managing resources to deliver the highest value to clients. We offer our employer clients top-notch defense in single-plaintiff, class, and representative actions involving federal and state claims of discrimination, harassment, trade secret misappropriation, and wage and hour violations, among others. In addition, we counsel employers in every aspect of the employer/employee relationship, including federal, state and international law compliance; traditional labor issues; internal investigations; and executive compensation. Recognition by Chambers USA in recent years for our labor and employment regional practices plus nearly a dozen rankings for individual attorneys.

Salary: $380,000+

Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have 6+ years of relevant California L&E experience in a top 100 law firm setting working on defense of wage and hour class actions and PAGA actions (FLSA collective action experience is a plus), including handling discovery, witness interviews and class certification issues, with partner and/or senior attorney oversight.
Experience in California defending single-plaintiff employment cases with partner and/or senior attorney oversight, including taking and defending depositions, preparing and responding to discovery, and drafting dispositive motions in state and federal court (and in arbitration)
Experience representing clients in administrative hearings and proceedings, on EEOC/CRD charges and in responses to demand letters.
Strong academic background and demonstrate top-notch legal research, analysis and writing abilities, including fluent working knowledge, and understanding of California state and federal court procedural and evidence rules.
Although not required, experience advising clients on California labor and employment issues is preferred.
Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
California Bar is required.

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Requisition Title: Mid-level Litigation Associate

Job ID: 3143

Department: Financial Services & Securities Enforcement

Office: San Francisco

Job Description:

The San Francisco office of McGuireWoods seeks an Associate to join its Financial Services and Securities Enforcement Department; to assist with all aspects of litigation and a focus on financial services clients.

McGuireWoods LLP is a national leader in representing financial services companies in complex litigation. These include all aspects of financial services litigation that may arise, including Ponzi scheme litigation, class actions and high-stakes consumer claims. Within the San Francisco office and throughout our 23 offices, McGuireWoods’ attorneys work collaboratively to vigorously represent and defend their clients. The San Francisco office is looking for an associate who is willing to take on these challenges and become part of a team. Our practice is national in scope and presents opportunities for young associates to develop industry knowledge, learn client development and litigation skills and take an active role in all aspects of matters.

Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid in office/remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Salary: $260,000 – $355,000

Job Requirements:

Qualified candidates will have 4-7 years of relevant general litigation experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
Court experience and candidates who have served as judicial law clerks would be considered a plus.
Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
California Bar is required.

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