Associate Attorney - Public Entity Labor and Employment
Company: ATKINSON ANDELSON LOYA RUUD & ROMO APC
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Associate Attorney – Public
Entity Labor and Employment Practice Group Specific skills sought
are: At least three years of experience handling labor and
employment matters, exclusively or predominantly as part of the
candidate’s overall legal practice, for public and/or private
clients; Experience with public sector clients such as cities,
counties, and special districts or a demonstrated interest in
public sector work is preferred; Experience with preparing a labor
and employment case for trial/arbitration including actually
participating in trials and/or arbitrations and in administrative
proceedings; Knowledge and experience of public sector labor and
employment law, including collective bargaining, administrative
proceedings before Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB) , and
employee benefit/PERS issues; Deposition experience both as to
percipient witnesses and expert witnesses in labor and employment
cases and law and motion experience involving discovery issues or
experience interviewing witnesses, as part of case
preparation/evaluation or workplace investigations; Experience
putting together discovery plans and executing same; Excellent
writing skills including motions for summary judgment in labor and
employment cases; Ability to handle and manage, with limited
supervision and oversight, preparing and responding to written
discovery; Excellent legal research and analysis skills and
demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive research on specific
timelines; Experience supporting more senior attorneys in providing
labor and employment advice, both verbally and in preparing legal
memorandums and opinions; Ability to interface with the client and
convey a level of professionalism and competence in terms of both
the legal and strategic issues in labor and employment matters;
Willingness to take ownership of a matter and ability to develop a
litigation plan and/or course of action; Self-starter and excellent
follow-through skills; Hard worker; Impeccable judgment; An
entrepreneurial spirit.
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