Associate Attorney
Robert Half
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San Francisco, CA · $140k–$220k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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This listing pays about $180,000 a year. Across 114 open associate attorney listings that state pay, the middle half runs $118,000 to $180,000 and the median is $148,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 22% above the median.
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About the job
Robert Half Legal is recruiting an Associate Attorney for a civil litigation defense law firm in San Francisco (option to work remotely or hybrid in-office). This is a leading local firm in public entity and municipality representation and their practice defends a variety...