Careers

San Francisco

Labor and Employment Attorney

Mid-sized and growing education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks top-notch candidate for its San Francisco office. Strong academic credentials, excellent writing, research, and communication skills are required. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of three years of experience, including the following qualifications:

  • Labor, employment and personnel (negotiations experience a plus)
  • Litigation
  • Administrative hearings
  • Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
  • Client trainings and public speaking
  • Public entity representation (preferred)
  • School district representation (a plus)
  • Admission to the California State Bar

Please send resume and writing sample (e.g., a brief, memorandum, or letter writing sample is preferred) to: Dannis Woliver Kelley, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CA 90802 or AttorneyRecruiting@nullDWKesq.com.

San Francisco

Litigation Attorney

Mid-sized and growing education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks an attorney for its San Francisco office. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of three years of experience, including the following qualifications:

  • Education law experience, with an emphasis in special education
  • Excellent writing, research, analytical, and communication skills
  • Public entity representation experience
  • Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
  • Civil litigation experience preferred
  • Admission to the CA State Bar

Please send resume and writing sample (e.g., a brief, memorandum, or letter writing sample is preferred) to: Dannis Woliver Kelley, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CA 90802 or AttorneyRecruiting@nullDWKesq.com.

Sacramento

Education Law Attorney

Mid-sized and growing education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks top-notch candidate for its Sacramento office. Strong academic credentials, excellent writing, research, and communication skills are required.

Qualified candidates will have a minimum of three years of experience, including the specific experiences and qualifications below:

  • Labor, employment and personnel
  • Labor negotiations (preferred)
  • Litigation
  • Administrative hearings
  • Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
  • Public entity representation (preferred)
  • School district representation (a plus)
  • Client trainings and public speaking
  • Admission to the California State Bar

Please send resume, writing sample and salary requirements to: Dannis Woliver Kelley, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CA 90802 or AttorneyRecruiting@nullDWKesq.com.

San Diego

Legal Secretary

Education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks a top-notch legal secretary candidate with 3+ years of litigation experience.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

  • Prepare documents including correspondence, memoranda and legal documents; compose and draft routine cover letters and shell documents
  • Prepare and process court and administrative agency filings
  • Maintain calendars for assigned attorneys, maintain client and administrative files
  • Provide administrative support, including but not limited to coordinating travel arrangements and expense reports

Qualifications include:

  • Detail-oriented, proactive, organized and have excellent follow through skills
  • Able to work under pressure while managing multiple deadlines/priorities
  • Accuracy, speed and professionalism a must
  • Specialized secretarial degree, associate and/or bachelor’s degree required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated understanding of correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
  • Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (including Outlook, Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint) and various legal software applications (including Compulaw); experience working with a document management system; and E-filing experience
  • Must be able to coordinate complex scheduling for multiple individuals
  • Ability to work effectively within a team environment
  • Experience in education law experience a plus

Please send resume, writing sample and salary requirements to: Dannis Woliver Kelley, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CA 90802 or StaffRecruiting@nullDWKesq.com.

Long Beach

Labor and Employment Attorney

Mid-sized and growing education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks top-notch candidate for its Long Beach office. Strong academic credentials, excellent writing, research, and communication skills are required. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of two years of experience, including the following qualifications:

  • Labor, employment and personnel
  • Administrative hearings
  • Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
  • Public entity representation (preferred)
  • School district representation (a plus)
  • Admission to the California State Bar

Please send resume and writing sample (e.g., a brief, memorandum, or letter writing sample is preferred) to: Dannis Woliver Kelley, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CA 90802 or AttorneyRecruiting@nullDWKesq.com.

Long Beach

Education Law Attorney

Mid-sized and growing education law firm with statewide practice representing school and community college districts seeks an associate for its Long Beach office.  Qualified candidates will have three to five years of experience, including the below qualifications:

  • Litigation and/or administrative process experience, including handling discovery and preparing pleadings; experience in mediations, arbitrations, and/or trials a plus
  • Education law and/or labor & employment law experience
  • Excellent writing, research, analytical, and communication skills
  • Flexibility, initiative, and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters arising in representing public entities
  • Public entity representation experience preferred
  • Admission to the CA State Bar

Please send resume and writing sample (e.g., a brief, memorandum, or letter writing sample is preferred) to: Dannis Woliver Kelley, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 500, Long Beach, CA 90802 or AttorneyRecruiting@nullDWKesq.com.