Attorney

Mission Recruiting, LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% 401(k) match after 90 days

Health/dental/vision insurance

PTO

Parental leave

Company phone

Gym membership

Wellness perks

Job summary

Mission Recruiting, LLC seeks an experienced trial lawyer for a boutique employment litigation firm in Downtown Los Angeles. The role focuses on FEHA matters, taking and defending depositions, drafting motions, and managing pleadings and discovery to drive cases to trial.

You will work directly with clients, receive ongoing training, and collaborate with paralegals and legal assistants. Salary ranges from $120,000 to $200,000+ with a 4–5% bonus on awards based on contribution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of labor & employment experience.
• FEHA experience preferred.
• Deposition and motion experience.
• Strong writing and courtroom communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Downtown Los Angeles.

Responsibilities

• Take and defend depositions.
• Draft and argue motions.
• Handle pleadings, discovery, and case strategy.
• Work directly with clients.
• Prepare for and participate in hearings and trials.
• Ongoing training with paralegals and legal assistants.

Skills

Labor & employment experience

FEHA experience

Deposition experience

Motions experience

Strong writing & courtroom comms

Onsite in LA

Job description

If you want to become a trial lawyer, go where cases actually go to trial.

This boutique employment litigation firm focuses on selective, high-value single-plaintiff FEHA cases—no class actions or PAGA. With approximately three trials per year and matters involving multi-seven-figure amounts, this is a practice built around serious litigation.

What You’ll Do

• Take and defend depositions
• Draft and argue motions
• Handle pleadings, discovery, and case strategy
• Work directly with clients
• Prepare for and participate in hearings and trials
• You’ll receive ongoing training, work alongside experienced trial attorneys, and have support from paralegals and legal assistants.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of labor & employment experience
• FEHA experience preferred
• Deposition and motion experience
• Strong writing and courtroom communication skills
• Ability to work onsite in Downtown Los Angeles
• $120,000–$200,000+ base salary, plus a 4–5% performance bonus on awards or settlements based on contribution and discretionary bonuses.
• Benefits include 100% 401(k) match after 90 days, health/dental/vision, PTO, parental leave, company phone, gym membership, and wellness perks.

This isn’t a practice where trial experience is a future promise. Cases go to trial, associates get involved, and serious results are the objective.