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Class Action Counsel are full-time, remote attorneys with a reduced billable hours requirement and with no obligation to engage in any business-related travel or any required business development. These positions are ideal for attorneys seeking interesting, challenging work that allows more flexibility than on-track roles.

These attorneys are responsible for drafting substantive motions and briefs after consultation with the trial team to formulate a briefing strategy for each assignment and will include analyzing the facts of cases, evaluation and application of applicable legal authority, and the creation of persuasive arguments and briefing.

Class Action Counsel, Brief Writer attorneys are responsible for drafting substantive motions and briefs, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Motions to dismiss
• Demurrers
• Motions to compel arbitration
• Mediation briefs for class, collective, and/or PAGA matters
• Oppositions to conditional and/or class certifications
• Motions for summary judgment

This drafting is done after consultation with the trial team to formulate a briefing strategy for each assignment and will include analyzing the facts of cases, evaluation and application of applicable legal authority, and the creation of persuasive arguments and briefing.

This role is also responsible for drafting mediation statements and briefs when needed and reviewing evidence for the same.

Littler's Class Action Counsel team utilizes a specialized workflow to provide superior service by focusing not only on a specific area of law but also a focused role within the litigation process creating both expertise and value for our clients. Our attorneys are highly skilled in their fields who enjoy access to all the resources our firm can provide without the demands of a shareholder-track position.

Candidates for this position should have:

• The ability to discern practical and well-founded arguments and briefing for the effective defense of class, collective, and representative actions in California wage and hour class action and PAGA litigation.
• The ability to effectively and persuasively draft factual and legal arguments on complex matters.
• A minimum of 6 years of legal experience in wage and hour and class, collective, and/or representative actions and issues, including extensive experience drafting various types of motions and briefs in those areas.
• The ability to handle briefings in multiple complex matters and move between matters with confidence and effectiveness.
• An active bar license in California and the candidate's state of residence.

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice in the world exclusively devoted to representing management. With more than 1,900 attorneys in over 100 offices worldwide, Littler serves as the single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 75 years.

Littler’s unparalleled commitment to labor and employment law helps clients navigate a complex business world with nuanced legal issues—building better solutions for clients’ toughest challenges. With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, Littler is fully focused on its clients. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, Littler fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, Littler disrupts the status quo—delivering bold, groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow.

We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50% schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plan for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children. In addition, we provide a superior 401(k) plan, ample time off programs, mental health programs, family building and caregiving, generous paid parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, a wellness program, flexible spending accounts, and an employee referral bonus program. For more information about our benefits visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com

Littler welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from search firms with an active, signed fee agreement through our dedicated search firm portal. We are unable to consider submissions from search firms without a current agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at TalentAcquisition@littler.com.

For inquiries regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Jonathan Arnold at joarnold@littler.com with the job title in the subject line.

Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Counsel in this role are entrusted with the protection of highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial and/or proprietary information related to our clients and the Firm's internal operations, in strict compliance with Firm policies and ethical standards. Given the nature of this role, Counsel will engage regularly with clients, other attorneys, firm staff, and third parties, often in situations requiring a high degree of trust, professionalism, discretion and integrity. To maintain our Firm's commitment to these standards and to ensure the security of the sensitive information and relationships we manage, we conduct thorough background checks, including criminal records, as part of our hiring process. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and any other applicable law or regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with criminal records, in a manner consistent with the applicable law or regulation.

This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required for this job.

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