Hybrid Labor & Employment Attorney — Wage & Hour, PAGA

Confident Search Consultants; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary range

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is assisting in recruiting a Labor & Employment Associate Attorney for a Los Angeles-based, hybrid role with a premier firm. The candidate will handle wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class-action matters, advise employers on compliance with evolving employment laws, and participate in all stages of litigation from filing to resolution.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of experience, strong research and writing skills, and is comfortable using AI tools to enhance efficiency

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active California Bar in good standing.
• 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment law experience.
• Experience handling wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class actions in state and federal courts.
• Strong background advising employers on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Arbitration, mediation, or trial experience required.
• Strong legal research, writing, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to manage matters independently while collaborating within a team.
• Comfortable with AI-driven technologies to boost efficiency and client service.
• Prior large or sophisticated law firm experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class-action 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 responses.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, pleadings, and settlements.
• Represent clients in disputes involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop practical solutions tailored to client needs.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Advocacy skills

Independent work

Collaboration

Wage and hour

PAGA experience

Class action experience

Trial experience

AI tools familiarity

Education

JD from a top-tier law school

Active California Bar Admission

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is assisting in recruiting a Labor & Employment Associate Attorney for a Los Angeles-based, hybrid role with a premier firm. The candidate will handle wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class-action matters, advise employers on compliance with evolving employment laws, and participate in all stages of litigation from filing to resolution.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of experience, strong research and writing skills, and is comfortable using AI tools to enhance efficiency