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REMOTE Employment Defense Attorney — Established Regional Firm

Jobot · Pasadena, CA · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteLegal$120k–$225k/yrFull-time

Job Details

  • Defend employers across the full spectrum of employment litigation — wage and hour, PAGA, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination
  • Handle matters from inception through resolution: pleadings, discovery, motion practice, depositions, and trial preparation
  • Prepare for and attend hearings and trials
  • Manage a caseload independently and deliver practical compliance counsel
  • Collaborate with firm attorneys on cross-practice matters with an employment dimension

Requirements

  • Active California bar license
  • Minimum 3 years of defense-side employment law experience
  • Strong PAGA case handling background
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload independently and deliver practical compliance counsel

Qualifications

  • Any combination of the following is fine, you don't need all of them:
  • Wage and Hour Defense
  • PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act)
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Discrimination and Retaliation Defense
  • Employment Compliance and Handbook Drafting
  • Labor and Employment Law (CA and Federal)
  • Class Action Defense

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $120k to $225k (DOE) + structured performance-based bonuses — up to $300k total comp
  • Quarterly bonus cadence tied to billable hours, originations, and collections
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with match
  • Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
  • Remote from anywhere in California or hybrid in Pasadena — your call

Schedule

  • Remote from anywhere in California or hybrid in Pasadena — your call

A bit about us: With more than a century of history and headquartered in Pasadena, we are California's largest and most established regional firm — over 40 attorneys serving employers, families, developers, municipalities, and high net worth individuals across employment, real estate, estate planning, tax, and public agency matters.

Drawn on nearly a thousand years of combined legal experience, we operate as a full-service practice with the depth of a large firm and the culture of a place where attorneys are actually known by name.

Why join us?

Base salary range: $120k to $225k (DOE) + structured performance-based bonuses — up to $300k total comp

Quarterly bonus cadence tied to billable hours, originations, and collections

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with match

Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays

Remote from anywhere in California or hybrid in Pasadena — your call

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