Class Action Lawyer

New York Law Firm; New York (NY); Remote; USD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Law Firm is seeking an experienced class action lawyer to run a plaintiff-side practice. This remote-first opportunity offers ownership of the docket, control over case selection, and direct leadership of litigation across consumer protection, wage and hour, and related areas.

You will manage costs, build a team, and drive strategy with a focus on maximizing firm profits. You will operate with capital provided by the firm and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the

Qualifications

• Actual, substantive class action work.
• Ownership of at least one case from theory to resolution.
• Familiarity with Rule 23(a) and (b)(3), predominance standards, Comcast damages models, Article III standing, ascertainability, and typicality challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own the docket: select cases, manage portfolio from intake to resolution.
• Originate and develop theories: identify actionable class claims.
• Lead the litigation: pleadings, class certification, motions, experts, mediation, trial if necessary.
• Build the team: hire associates, paralegals, and support staff; structure co-counsel and referrals.
• Direct the spend: approve investigations, experts, and vendors within the budget.

Skills

Class action experience

Case leadership

Federal court practice

Ownership of cases

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

Job Description

Class Action Partner — Plaintiff-Side Consumer & Employment Litigation

Location: Remote (U.S.) | New York with some time spent at our NY office.

Compensation: One-third of firm profits

Reports to: No one. You run the practice.

The Opportunity

This is not an associate role dressed up as a partnership. I am funding a plaintiff-side class action practice and looking for one experienced class action lawyer to run it.

I bankroll the operation — filing fees, expert and testing costs, e-discovery, staffing, case costs, overhead. You bring the judgment, the case selection, and the litigation leadership. You take one-third of firm profits.

If you have been building someone else's book while carrying someone else's origination credit, this is the alternative: full control of the docket, no capital risk, and a straight share of what the practice earns.

What You'll Do

• Own the docket. Set case selection criteria, decide what gets filed, and manage the portfolio from intake through resolution.
• Originate and develop theories. Identify replicable claims before the field gets crowded — consumer protection, Product Class actions, wage and hour, FLSA collectives, and adjacent areas where you see opportunity.
• Lead the litigation. Pleadings through class certification, dispositive motions, expert work, mediation, and trial where it comes to that.
• Build the team. Hire associates, paralegals, and support as the docket justifies it. Structure co-counsel and referral relationships on terms you negotiate.
• Direct the spend. Approve investigative work, testing, experts, and vendors. The budget is real and it's yours to deploy.

What You Must Have

Class action experience is non-negotiable. Not adjacent experience. Not "worked on a team that handled." Actual, substantive class action work.

Specifically:

• Meaningful role in cases through class certification — briefing the Rule 23 motion, building the certification record, or defending certification on appeal.
• Ownership of at least one case you took from theory to resolution, whether that resolution was settlement approval, judgment, or a hard-earned dismissal you learned from.
• Command of the mechanics: Rule 23(a) and (b)(3), predominance and Comcast damages models, Article III standing after TransUnion, ascertainability, adequacy and typicality challenges, and the circuit splits that actually affect where you file.
• Admission in California.
• Federal court practice. You should be comfortable in NY Federal Courts

Plaintiff-side background is required.

What This Is Not

• Not a salaried position with a bonus. Your compensation is a profit share. I had to put a number in the salary section just to post but please note this is profit share only.
• Not a supervised role. There is no partner above you reviewing your work.
• Not a place for someone who needs a pipeline handed to them. You build it.

Structure & Logistics

• Remote-first. Work from anywhere in the U.S. Travel as the cases require — hearings, depositions, mediations, client meetings.
• Capital comes from me. You carry no personal financial exposure for case costs.