Litigation Associate - Judicial Clerks - SF, SV, and SAC offices

Responsibilities

We are actively recruiting judicial law clerks for an associate position with our dynamic Employment Litigation Group in any of its Northern California offices (San Francisco, Sacramento and Silicon Valley). The role involves working on pre‑litigation matters, high profile single plaintiff employment cases, systemic discrimination and wage and hour class actions, and Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) representative actions; responding to administrative charges;

counseling clients on a wide variety of employment issues; and taking an active role in handling cutting edge legal matters. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, creative, and practical, and should also have outstanding interpersonal skills, exceptional writing skills, and the ability to work independently as well as in a team. This position offers the opportunity to assume significant responsibility, work directly with corporate clients, manage complex cases, take and defend depositions, make court appearances at important hearings, argue motions, handle mediations, and other related work typically handled by mid‑level associates.

• Must possess excellent academic credentials, and strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Experience as a judicial clerk for a minimum of one year. At least 2 years of additional litigation experience.
• A completed JD from an accredited law school required.
• Must be a member of the California State Bar.

Please apply online at  and include a resume, J.D. transcript, and cover letter.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Caitlin Gramlich, Senior Recruiting Manager, at

At our core, we value collegiality among our lawyers and strive to make our practices both professionally and personally rewarding. We'll help you to connect with peers and mentors to ensure you are integrated into our client teams. Our top‑notch training and mentoring programs, retreats and academies, and shadowing opportunities are what set us apart. If you are passionate about innovative work in a dynamic environment, you're just who we've been looking for.

The expected salary range for this position is between $260,000 and $310,000. Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job‑related factors that may include, but are not limited to, qualifications, relevant experience or education, particular skills or expertise, geography.

Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance. We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life; robust mental well‑being programs; child, family, elder and pet care benefits; short‑ and long‑term disability and industry‑leading parental leave benefits; health savings account contributions (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, and a 401K program.

This role will receive compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration for employment. For attorney positions, a "qualified applicant" is an individual who is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in good standing, and is eligible to practice.

We accept applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled.