Hybrid Labor & Employment Associate — Wage & Hour Expert

Top Echelon Software, LLC.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Echelon Software, LLC. in Los Angeles, CA, seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice Group on a hybrid basis.

You will handle sophisticated employment matters, including wage and hour, PAGA, and class action litigation, for a diverse client base and collaborate with a high-performing team. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment experience, strong research and advocacy skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active Bar Admission in California, in good standing.
• 4-7 years of substantive labor and employment law experience.
• Significant experience handling wage and hour, PAGA, and class action matters, including matters in state and federal courts.
• Strong background advising employers on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Arbitration, mediation, or trial experience is required.
• Strong legal research, writing, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to manage matters independently while collaborating effectively within team-based environments.
• Comfortable with and open to using AI-driven and emerging technologies, with the ability to apply them effectively to boost efficiency, improve client service, and enhance legal work output.
• Prior large or sophisticated law firm experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in wage and hour, PAGA, and class action litigation matters.
• Handle a wide range of labor and employment litigation matters, from inception through resolution.
• Advise clients on compliance with evolving California and federal employment laws.
• Draft motions, briefs, memoranda, and other litigation filings.
• Participate in discovery, including depositions, document review, and preparation of discovery responses.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, pleadings, and settlement documentation.
• Represent clients in disputes involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop strategic, practical solutions tailored to client needs.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Advocacy

Independent work

Team collaboration

AI-driven tools

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

California Bar Admission

Job description

Top Echelon Software, LLC. in Los Angeles, CA, seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice Group on a hybrid basis.

You will handle sophisticated employment matters, including wage and hour, PAGA, and class action litigation, for a diverse client base and collaborate with a high-performing team. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment experience, strong research and advocacy skills, and the ability to