Attorney / Senior Associate - Plaintiff Employment Litigation

We Are Legal Revolution; California; Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution is urgently hiring an Employment Litigation Attorney in Orange County, a hybrid role with base pay and uncapped commissions, up to $350k total compensation. The attorney will handle a plaintiff docket end-to-end, including intake, discovery, motions, and trial prep, with mentorship from the founder.

Ideal candidates have 8–10+ years of plaintiff employment litigation experience, strong deposition and briefing skills, and a California bar license.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years plaintiff employment litigation preferred; will consider 5+ years if you can independently run multiple cases cradle-to-grave.
• Strong depos, brief-writing, and courtroom skills; trial experience ideal.
• California bar; business-development mindset a plus (and rewarded).

Responsibilities

• Manage a plaintiff employment docket end-to-end (intake, strategy, discovery, motion practice, mediations, trial).
• Areas of practice: Wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour class actions.
• Take and defend depositions (fact & expert); draft and argue substantive motions.
• Collaborate closely with the principal; help move files decisively and deliver results for clients.
• Up to $350k package inc commissions and origination

Skills

Depositions

Brief-writing

Courtroom skills

Trial experience

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

URGENTLY HIRING | Plaintiff Employment Litigation Attorney | Base + Uncapped Commissions, up to $350k | Trial Exposure | People-First Culture | Orange County - Hybrid

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Earn beyond base: Commissions on every case you lead (5%), plus +15% origination—a recent attorney doubled their base salary with several five-figure case commissions.
• Supportive, ethical, in-person team: Tight-knit office with access to big-firm resources, shared-suite collegiality, and bonuses for staff on big wins (everyone shares the upside).
• Merit over tenure: Growth for doers who take ownership
• Opportunity to lead and grow a department with autonomy, Direct mentorship from the founder

The role - Employment Litigation Attorney

• Manage a plaintiff employment docket end-to-end (intake, strategy, discovery, motion practice, mediations, trial prep/trial).
• Areas of practice: Wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour class actions
• Take and defend depositions (fact & expert); draft and argue substantive motions.
• Collaborate closely with the principal; help move files decisively and deliver results for clients.
• Up to $350k package inc commissions and origination

Requirements

• 8–10+ years plaintiff employment litigation preferred; will consider 5+ years if you can independently run multiple cases cradle-to-grave.
• Strong depos, brief-writing, and courtroom skills; trial experience ideal.
• California bar; business-development mindset a plus (and rewarded).