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

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC in Los Angeles, CA seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its hybrid office. You will handle wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class action matters, advise on compliance, and work in a collaborative employment law team.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment experience, a CA bar in good standing, and strong research, writing, and advocacy skills.

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.
• Experience handling wage and hour, PAGA, and class action 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 within teams.
• 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 litigation.
• 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 documents.
• Represent clients in disputes involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop strategic, practical solutions tailored to client needs.

Skills

JD from top-tier law school

California Bar admission

4–7 years labor & employment

Wage & hour, PAGA, class action

Compliance with employment laws

Arbitration/mediation/trial experience

Legal research & writing

Independent matter management

AI-driven tools for efficiency

Experience in large/sophisticated firm

Education

JD from a top-tier law school

Job description

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC in Los Angeles, CA seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its hybrid office. You will handle wage-and-hour, PAGA, and class action matters, advise on compliance, and work in a collaborative employment law team.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of substantive labor and employment experience, a CA bar in good standing, and strong research, writing, and advocacy skills.