Labor & Employment Associate

About Stoel Rives and the Labor & Employment Practice 

Stoel Rives’ Labor & Employment (“L&E”) Group consists of nearly 30 accomplished attorneys. Our lawyers enjoy working together and collaborating across offices to develop deep knowledge about their clients’ businesses, and represent people and entities, large and small, across diverse industries.  

As a member of this group, you would have the opportunity to provide services for regional and national companies and handle a wide variety of cases for other clients with unique needs. If you are interested in working with a group of collaborative, hard-working, and dedicated lawyers and staff, this is the place for you.

Role Overview

The Sacramento office of Stoel Rives is seeking an associate with 2-5 years of general labor & employment experience to join its dynamic L&E Group. The L&E Group’s leanly staffed teams provide significant opportunities for professional growth and early responsibility over complex matters.  

Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role

We pride ourselves in forming diverse teams with a wide array of interpersonal and professional attributes. We don’t expect any one person to embody all of these skills, but the below serves to describe our ideal team player. If you have many of these skills, and are enthusiastic to learn, we encourage you to apply. 

• 2-5 years of litigation or general L&E experience (preferred)
• Excellent research and writing skills that can be deployed with flexibility to meet internal and external client needs;
• Strong interpersonal skills including building rapport with clients, fellow attorneys, and staff; 
• Good judgment, responsiveness, and perseverance;
• Strong intellectual curiosity;
• Self-motivation;
• A commitment to client service and team success;
• JD from an accredited university;
• Active membership in the California State bar.

Stoel Rives: Part of Our Team

A broader question you may have is, “How will this position enhance my legal skills and career trajectory?”  At Stoel Rives, we offer a unique lateral integration program and core competency model that are designed to provide a roadmap of the practical skills, abilities, and client service techniques our lawyers need to succeed and progress at the firm.  We also established a New Lawyer Integration Program that has deepened our relationships and connections with our new lawyers, while providing them with the mentoring, resources, and information necessary for success.

How You Will Live Life Well at Stoel Rives: Compensation, Benefits, and More! 

The pay range for this position in the State of California is $185,000-$215,000; however, the base compensation presented to a candidate may vary based on skills and overall experience. This information is provided per California’s pay transparency law, SB 1162. This salary range is based on market location.

In addition to base compensation, Stoel Rives has a total rewards program that includes an annual discretionary bonus and rich benefits offerings.  For example, our benefits offerings include paid family & medical leave (and an on/off-ramp program for expecting parents), unlimited PTO, a flexible schedule program, remote work options, and a sabbatical program for eligible attorneys.  We also offer competitive and robust medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA, and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options.  We also provide a generous firm-contributed health savings account and a pre-tax transportation/parking plan.  To help meet billable hour expectations, we also allow up to 50 hours of billable credit for diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities, as well as an additional up to 50 hours for pro bono activities.  

We are also proud participants of the ABA Well-Being Pledge, strongly believing that the well-being of our employees is paramount to the success of the firm. In addition, the firm’s Culture Committee supports the firm’s mission, vision, and values in bringing together spectacular client service and job satisfaction.  

What We Are Doing to Ensure A Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Environment

Stoel Rives places a high priority on attracting and retaining lawyers with different backgrounds and life experiences. This makes us better and happier as people, as an organization, and as legal advisers. We are proud to offer many engagement opportunities including a firmwide DE&I Committee, Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, Affinity Groups, and Parenting Circle.

We proudly partner with Diversity Lab to implement innovative programs to advance Stoel Rives’ DE&I goals, including the aggressive metrics-based goals we’ve adopted as one of five founding Move the Needle Fund firms. Our efforts with Diversity Lab include certification under the Mansfield Rule, to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in our firm’s leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for opportunities. Additional information on these programs, can be found here.

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