Labor & Employment Associate — Wage & Hour & PAGA (Hybrid)

Management Performance Associates; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Labor & Employment Associate Attorney for its Los Angeles hybrid office. The role involves handling sophisticated wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class action matters for a diverse client base, with substantial responsibility and client-facing opportunities.

The candidate should have 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment experience, a California Bar in good standing, and a JD from a top-tier law school.

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 state and federal courts.
• Strong background advising employers on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Arbitration, mediation, or trial experience is required.

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 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

Labor and employment law

Wage and hour

PAGA

Class action

Arbitration/Trial experience

Education

JD from top-tier law school

Job description

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Labor & Employment Associate Attorney for its Los Angeles hybrid office. The role involves handling sophisticated wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class action matters for a diverse client base, with substantial responsibility and client-facing opportunities.

The candidate should have 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment experience, a California Bar in good standing, and a JD from a top-tier law school.