Seyfarth Shaw LLPs premier Labor & Employment Class Action Group has an exciting opportunity for an outstanding Associate in its San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in complex-discrimination or class action litigation. Labor & Employment experience preferred, but not required. Excellent academic credentials, analytical skills, and verbal and written communication skills are a must. This is a unique opportunity to take a leading, strategic role in high-profile class action cases with top industry leaders. Hands-on litigation experience is required. Our Class Action practice stands at the forefront of the employment industry, defending companies of all sizes at the epicenter of today€™s largest, most complex and strategic cases. We specialize in the defense of employment discrimination, wage & hour, and civil rights class actions, as well as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pattern or practice enforcement lawsuits. Chambers USA reports: There is no one better than Seyfarth Shaw€ and in complex litigation that, “If there is a huge class action lawsuit to be defended you can expect that Seyfarth Shaw will be handling it. Seyfarth’s Labor and Employment practice is the largest and most dynamic of any full service firm in the country with over 360 attorneys firm wide. Seyfarth Shaw received the 2015 Chambers USA Award for Excellence - Labor & Employment Team of the Year, the top honor bestowed to firms by Chambers and Partners. The award reflects our pre-eminence in L&E for outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service. Seyfarth is an influential leader in diversity. The firm has been recognized for seven consecutive years in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. We have been named one of the "Best Law Firms for Women" by Working Mother four years in a row, and we have been honored with the Thomas L. Sager Award for Diversity by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. At Seyfarth, we value diversity and provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants. We invite you to discover why Seyfarth is recognized worldwide for its innovation. Come experience the Seyfarth difference. Qualifications