Employment Litigation Counsel

Connect Legal Partners; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners in Los Angeles seeks a senior employment litigation attorney to defend employers in individual and class actions while providing strategic advisement on day-to-day employment decisions.

You will manage pleadings, discovery, and motions, take or defend depositions, and guide clients through complex wage-hour and discrimination disputes with limited supervision. Hybrid work is offered.

Qualifications

• At least nine years of relevant employment practice.
• Law degree and active California Bar membership.
• Ability to run a case from early stages through conclusion with limited supervision.
• Strong research, written advocacy and practical client communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Defend employers in individual employment claims, representative proceedings and class actions.
• Manage pleadings and discovery, prepare and argue motions and take or defend depositions.
• Advise clients on employment rules affecting day-to-day decisions.

Skills

Legal research

Written advocacy

Client communication

Case strategy

Portable following

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

California Bar admission

Job description

Take independent responsibility for employment disputes while keeping a substantial advisory element in your practice.

The role

Defend employers in individual employment claims, representative proceedings and class actions. The work includes discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour and accommodation disputes. You will manage pleadings and discovery, prepare and argue motions and take or defend depositions. Alongside litigation, you will advise clients on the employment rules affecting their day to day decisions.

What you will need

At least nine years of relevant employment practice, a law degree and active California Bar membership. You should be able to run a case from its early stages through conclusion with limited supervision. Strong research, written advocacy and practical client communication are essential. A portable client following would be useful but is not a condition of the role.

What is on offer

• A Los Angeles position advertised with hybrid working.
• The current annual salary range is $280,000 to $305,000, depending on qualifications and experience.