Intake Attorney

Labor Law PC; California; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Labor Law PC, a California plaintiff-side employment litigation firm established in 2018, is hiring a senior attorney to act as the escalation point for high-value prospective clients. This fully remote role involves evaluating promising employment matters, discussing with clients, and guiding case-selection decisions in collaboration with the Head of Intake and partners.

Ideal candidates have significant employment litigation experience, strong knowledge of wage-and-hour and related California

Qualifications

• 5+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Strong working knowledge of California wage-and-hour, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation law.
• Strong legal research and analytical skills.
• Ability to make and clearly explain case-evaluation recommendations.
• Confidence speaking directly with prospective clients, including during difficult conversations.
• Strong judgment about when to make a decision independently.
• Plaintiff-side experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the attorney escalation point for high-value prospective clients.
• Review case facts, records, and applicable law.
• Conduct deeper legal research when needed.
• Speak directly with prospective clients to clarify facts and answer legal questions.
• Evaluate matters against documented case-selection criteria.
• Identify strong individual, class, representative, and wage-and-hour claims.
• Make and defend case-evaluation recommendations.
• Coach intake specialists to better identify strong and weak leads.
• Help refine case-selection standards based on legal developments and actual case outcomes.

Skills

Employment litigation experience

California wage-and-hour

Legal research

Case evaluation

Client communication

Decision making

Job description

California Bar Required | Fully Remote Anywhere in the U.S. | $120,000-$180,000 + Annual Bonus

Not a screener working down a list. You will be the attorney our highest-value prospective clients are escalated to - and a key legal decision-maker in determining which cases the firm takes.

WHY LABOR LAW PC

Labor Law PC is a California plaintiff-side employment litigation firm founded in 2018. We built the firm around a simple idea: do serious, high-quality work for clients who genuinely need it, without unnecessary bureaucracy or institutional dysfunction.

We are fully remote, have approximately 45 team members, and have built the systems and infrastructure to support thoughtful, selective case decisions.

We are growing and adding an attorney dedicated to one of the most important decisions we make: which cases we take.

THE ROLE

This role is especially well suited to an experienced litigator who wants to stay close to substantive employment law and put years of litigation judgment to use, without carrying an active litigation caseload.

You will evaluate promising employment matters, speak directly with prospective clients when legal questions require attorney involvement, and help determine whether a case meets the firm's standards.

You will work closely with our Head of Intake, intake team, litigation attorneys, and managing partner.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Serve as the attorney escalation point for high-value prospective clients


• Review case facts, records, and applicable law


• Conduct deeper legal research when needed


• Speak directly with prospective clients to clarify facts and answer legal questions


• Evaluate matters against documented case-selection criteria


• Identify strong individual, class, representative, and wage-and-hour claims


• Make and defend case-evaluation recommendations


• Coach intake specialists to better identify strong and weak leads


• Help refine case-selection standards based on legal developments and actual case outcomes

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We hire for legal judgment, research ability, communication, and ownership. You should have:

• 5+ years of employment litigation experience


• Strong working knowledge of California wage-and-hour, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation law


• Strong legal research and analytical skills


• Ability to make and clearly explain case-evaluation recommendations


• Confidence speaking directly with prospective clients, including during difficult or emotional conversations


• Strong judgment about when to make a decision independently and when to escape an edge case


• Plaintiff-side experience is preferred but not required. Experienced defense-side employment litigators interested in moving to plaintiff-side practice are encouraged to apply.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Fully Remote: Live anywhere in the United States


• Salary + Annual Bonus: $120,000-$180,000, depending on experience and qualifications


• No Billables: Compensation is not tied to hours billed


• Real Mentorship: Direct collaboration with our Head of Intake and managing partner as you build toward greater ownership of case-selection decisions


• 401(k) and Employer Match


• Defined Benefit Plan: Employer contribution based on annual compensation

OUR VALUES

We operate under four core values: Family, Accountable, Centered, and Thoughtful. They guide how we make decisions, communicate, handle problems, and work with one another.

COMPENSATION

$120,000-$180,000 per year plus annual bonus, depending on directly relevant employment-law experience, legal judgment, research ability, client communication skills, and other qualifications.

If you want to use your employment-law experience to help identify the cases worth pursuing - and have meaningful influence over what enters the firm’s litigation pipeline - we want to hear from you.