Labor & Employment Attorney

About the role

These opportunities are focused on California labor and employment law, employer-side litigation, advice and counsel, workplace counseling, administrative matters, class actions, single-plaintiff employment litigation, and high-stakes employee disputes. Candidates must be licensed in California with relevant experience in labor and employment litigation or counseling.

Responsibilities

• Focus on 3-7 years California labor and employment law; employer-side advice and counsel; high-stakes employment litigation; administrative matters; class/collective actions and single-plaintiff cases.
• Defend employers in 3-7 years post-bar California employment defense litigation; defense-side only; day-to-day case ownership across single-plaintiff employment matters, PAGA, and class actions; discovery, motion practice, depositions, case management, arbitration/trial prep, client counseling, and strategy work with partners/clients.
• Manage 1-7 years California litigation experience; management-side L&E interest; research and writing; motions, briefs, legal arguments; wage-and-hour, class/PAGA, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employer counseling, contracts, severance agreements, handbooks, workplace policies, administrative proceedings, depositions.
• Develop 8+ years employment law defense with significant PAGA, class action, compliance, and wage/hour audit expertise; PAGA litigation strategy, legal filings, settlement/trial representation, discovery, depositions, compliance counseling, labor law audits, wage/hour policies, employee classification, meal/rest compliance, client relationship.

Requirements

• Licensed in California
• Experience in labor and employment litigation or counseling
• Comfortable advising or defending employers
• Strong writing, analytical, and client-facing skills
• Interest in California workplace law and employment disputes

Qualifications

• Experience in California labor and employment law
• Experience in employer-side litigation, advice and counsel, workplace counseling, administrative matters, class actions, single-plaintiff employment litigation, and high-stakes employee disputes
• Experience in California employment defense litigation
• Experience in managing single-plaintiff employment matters, PAGA, and class actions
• Experience in research and writing, motions, briefs, legal arguments
• Experience in wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employer counseling, contracts, severance agreements, handbooks, workplace policies, administrative proceedings, depositions
• Experience in PAGA litigation strategy, legal filings, settlement/trial representation, discovery, depositions, compliance counseling, labor law audits, wage/hour policies, employee classification, meal/rest compliance, client relationship

Skills

• PAGA
• Administrative
• Labor litigation
• Employment litigation
• Class actions
• Labor
• Employer defense
• FEHA
• Employment law
• Workplace

Benefits

Monthly profit-sharing potential; additional ranges vary by role.

Pay

• $170K-$250K
• $150K-$215K
• $150K-$350K + monthly profit-sharing potential

Schedule

• Hybrid / Remote
• Flexibility / On-site varies by role

Bar Admission

• CA