Associate Attorney
MG+M The Law Firm
Los Angeles, CA · $130k–$200k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Los Angeles, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #2Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs498 openings · of 67
- #2Best cities for media and entertainment jobs429 openings · of 17
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast428 jobs · of 47
- #3Best cities for legal jobs339 openings · of 36
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Rankings about legal jobs
- Best cities for legal jobs #1 New York (854 openings)
- Best cities for legal pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($238k)
- Most requested AI skills in legal jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (3.9%)
- Employers with the most legal jobs #1 Morgan & Morgan (195 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $165,000 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, 11% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among lawyers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for lawyers: 17% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...jobs Verified: 29 Oct 2026 Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Walnut Creek, CA / Online Associate Attorney M Organising Institution / Firm MG+M The Law Firm Rolling Basis (Official) Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Walnut Creek, CA / Online $130,000.00/yr -...