Employment Litigation Associate — Remote, Dual-Side

We Are Legal Revolution; Newport Beach (CA); Remote; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution in Newport Beach is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate to handle high-stakes disputes on both sides of the V. You will develop your practice across litigation and counseling, with lean teams and meaningful responsibility.

The role emphasizes exposure to complex matters involving senior executives, wage-and-hour and trade secret issues, and strategic pre-litigation advisory work for employers and employees.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of litigation experience in state and/or federal court.
• Employment Litigation experience is required.
• Experience with dispositive motions and discovery management.
• Strong legal research, writing and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of California employment statutes and civil procedure.
• Active California Bar admission in good standing.
• Strong credentials and attendance at a good law school.
• Comfortable handling complex employment disputes and counseling matters.
• Interest in building a long-term career and developing a practice.
• Experience with legal AI tools such as CoCounsel, Claude or Harvey is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage employment litigation matters and key case components with increasing independence.
• Handle single-plaintiff employment disputes including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and leave-related claims.
• Work on wage-and-hour litigation including class and representative actions.
• Support matters involving executive compensation, equity, separation agreements and restrictive covenants.
• Gain exposure to employment-related trade secret and unfair competition disputes.
• Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery and substantive briefs.
• Conduct and defend depositions and support preparation for hearings, mediations and settlement conferences.
• Provide strategic litigation and pre-litigation advice to employers and employees.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support internal employment assessments where appropriate.
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel and agency representatives.
• Take ownership of key workstreams and contribute to overall case strategy.

Skills

Litigation experience

Dispositive motions

Discovery management

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical skills

California law

Education

California Bar admission

Good law school

Tools

CoCounsel

Claude

Harvey

Job description

We Are Legal Revolution in Newport Beach is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate to handle high-stakes disputes on both sides of the V. You will develop your practice across litigation and counseling, with lean teams and meaningful responsibility.

The role emphasizes exposure to complex matters involving senior executives, wage-and-hour and trade secret issues, and strategic pre-litigation advisory work for employers and employees.