Education Law Associate Attorney

Pay: $113000.00 - $125000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Make a meaningful impact by representing educators in important workplace and education law matters.
• Handle substantive cases involving discipline credentialing compensation accommodations layoffs leaves transfers and more.
• Build valuable experience across administrative proceedings employment disputes negotiations and legal counseling.
• Join a mission-driven team that has championed workers educators unions and employee rights for decades.
• Enjoy a hybrid schedule with flexibility between our Sacramento and Oakland offices.
• Receive strong benefits including employer-paid family medical dental and vision coverage profit sharing 401(k) matching student loan assistance commute support and a monthly work-from-home subsidy.
• Take on meaningful responsibility while working alongside experienced attorneys in a collaborative environment.

Location

Sacramento CA or Oakland CA Hybrid schedule with three in-office days and two remote days each week.

Note

Must be admitted to and in good standing with the California Bar and have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school. Education law experience is a plus but not required.

About Us

We are a progressive law firm dedicated to representing workers educators unions and employee benefit plans in meaningful legal matters. Our team combines sophisticated legal advocacy with a strong commitment to workplace rights collaboration and professional growth. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Represent educators in Education Code disciplinary proceedings before the Office of Administrative Hearings.
• Handle credentialing matters before the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• Represent educators in disputes with school districts involving pay classification disability accommodations layoffs leaves transfers tort claims and related issues.
• Provide advice and counsel to educators on a wide range of employment and workplace matters.
• Manage intake and an active caseload of approximately 20 to 30 cases per month.
• Conduct legal research and develop effective case strategies.
• Draft pleadings briefs legal memoranda correspondence and other legal documents.
• Participate in administrative hearings negotiations and other proceedings.
• Communicate directly with clients and provide thoughtful practical legal guidance.
• Collaborate with attorneys across the practice while independently managing assigned matters.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active California Bar membership in good standing.
• Strong legal research writing analytical and oral advocacy skills.
• Excellent judgment communication organization and time-management abilities.
• Ability to manage a substantial caseload in a fast-paced environment.
• Labor and employment law coursework expected.
• Education law experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience in labor and employment plaintiff-side employment union representation public interest administrative law or related litigation is highly relevant.
• Genuine interest in workers rights educators and the labor movement.

Why You Will Love Working Here

Youll have the opportunity to build a rewarding legal practice while representing educators in matters that can directly affect their careers and working lives. We offer meaningful responsibility professional growth strong benefits and a collaborative hybrid environment where attorneys can make a real difference.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must haves: Hiring in Sacramento and Oakland CA bar license. Preferred: education law exp

• Additional context: Relocation- no. Packages - no

• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

• 2 to 3 years: $105K-$113K (estimated)
• 3 to 5 years: $113K-$125K (client/job ad)
• 5 years: $125K (estimated)

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