Labor & Employment Attorney- Contract-Remote

Vizelia; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

Vizelia, based in Los Angeles, seeks an Employment Attorney for a 3-6 month contract with fully remote work options. You will advise employers and employees on wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other California employment-law matters.

You will draft and review employment and separation agreements, policies, and handbooks, and support litigation, negotiations, and compliance efforts for CA workplaces.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active California State Bar license and good standing.
• Experience practicing employment law, preferably in California.
• Strong knowledge of California employment laws, including wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave, and wrongful termination laws.
• Excellent legal research, writing, negotiation, and oral advocacy skills.
• Strong organizational and case-management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines independently.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on federal, California, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Represent clients in employment litigation, administrative proceedings, mediations, arbitrations, and settlement negotiations.
• Draft and review employment agreements, separation agreements, employee handbooks, policies, and other employment-related documents.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, pleadings, motions, discovery, and other litigation documents.
• Handle depositions, hearings, settlement conferences, and trial preparation.
• Investigate workplace complaints involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage violations, and wrongful termination.
• Counsel clients regarding hiring, termination, leave, accommodations, discipline, workplace policies, and employee relations.
• Monitor changes in California and federal employment law and advise clients regarding compliance.
• Communicate effectively with clients, opposing counsel, courts, agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Manage caseloads, deadlines, budgets, and client relationships.

Skills

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Negotiation

Written communication

Multitasking

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Employment Attorney — Los Angeles, CA-REMOTE!

3-6 month Contract (Fully Remote)

Position Summary

The Employment Attorney will advise and represent employers and/or employees in a broad range of employment-law matters. The attorney will handle cases involving wage and hour disputes, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, workplace accommodations, employment contracts, and other California employment-law issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise clients on federal, California, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Represent clients in employment litigation, administrative proceedings, mediations, arbitrations, and settlement negotiations.
• Draft and review employment agreements, separation agreements, employee handbooks, policies, and other employment-related documents.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, pleadings, motions, discovery, and other litigation documents.
• Handle depositions, hearings, settlement conferences, and trial preparation.
• Investigate workplace complaints involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage violations, and wrongful termination.
• Counsel clients regarding hiring, termination, leave, accommodations, discipline, workplace policies, and employee relations.
• Monitor changes in California and federal employment law and advise clients regarding compliance.
• Communicate effectively with clients, opposing counsel, courts, agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Manage caseloads, deadlines, budgets, and client relationships.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active California State Bar license and good standing.
• Experience practicing employment law, preferably in California.
• Strong knowledge of California employment laws, including wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave, and wrongful termination laws.
• Excellent legal research, writing, negotiation, and oral advocacy skills.
• Strong organizational and case-management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines independently.