Korean-Speaking Labor and Employment Staff Attorney

Location: San Diego

The San Diego office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a Korean-speaking Labor and Employment Staff Attorney to support its growing practice. This role is ideal for an attorney interested in developing practical experience in employment litigation support and day-to-day advice and counseling matters, with a particular focus on serving Korean-speaking clients.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support attorneys in representing employers in employment-related disputes, with a focus on high-volume litigation support

• Manage and execute discovery, including drafting and responding to document requests, interrogatories, and subpoenas

• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, pleadings, and motion drafts

• Assist with case management, fact development, and document review

• Support employment advice and counseling matters, including providing day-to-day HR guidance to clients

• Draft, review, and update employee handbooks, policies, and workplace documents

• Translate and adapt employment policies and legal materials for Korean-speaking clients, ensuring compliance with U.S. and California law

• Communicate directly with Korean-speaking clients on employment-related matters

• Collaborate with attorneys and team members across offices

Required Qualifications:

• Fluency in Korean required (reading, writing, and speaking)

• 2+ years of experience in labor and employment or general litigation (law firm experience preferred)

• Demonstrated experience or strong interest in employment advice and counseling and/or employee handbook drafting

• Strong experience with litigation support, particularly discovery and written work product

• Excellent legal writing, research, and analytical skills

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments efficiently

• Admission to the California Bar

Ideal Candidates Will:

• Have experience supporting employment litigation on behalf of employers

• Have experience drafting or reviewing employee handbooks or HR policies

• Be interested in a non-partnership-track, high-impact support role within a busy practice

• Demonstrate strong communication skills, particularly in working with Korean-speaking clients

• Thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement:

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.