Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner - Remote - California Litigation

Jobot; Irvine (CA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and life insurance

Employer-matched 401(k) plan

Generous PTO and holidays

Fully remote - US-wide

Job summary

Jobot seeks a Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner for a fully remote role serving CA matters. You’ll advise management on wage-hour issues, discrimination and miscellaneous employment laws, and may lead CA litigation when needed. Flexible path from senior associate to partner with substantial portable book possible; base salary ranges and bonuses reflect seniority.

Remote nationwide in the US; require CA bar admission and willingness to obtain DC waiver. Generous benefits and 401(k) offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of substantive labor and employment litigation experience in California.
• Strong wage-and-hour knowledge and PAGA handling is required.
• Experience advising management on California labor and employment matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent management-side clients in CA labor and employment matters in state/federal court and arbitration.
• Lead as first- or second-chair in litigation and coordinate with outside counsel when needed.
• Support national commercial litigation practice and manage travel as required.

Skills

Labor & Employment litigation

Wage-and-hour experience

Oral & written advocacy

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner - Remote - California Litigation

$200000 - $360000 per year | Irvine, CA | Remote | Permanent

Remote Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner (Wage and Hour) - California Litigation - $200k to $360k Base + Bonus

A bit about us:

Founded nearly 40 years ago, we are a 50-attorney business law firm serving government contractors and commercial businesses across the country. Our labor and employment practice operates as an advisory-first team, sitting alongside a nationally recognized government contracts group. This pairing gives attorneys regular exposure to matters that blend traditional EEO and labor counseling with the regulatory complexity unique to federal contracting, without the caseload pressure of a litigation-heavy practice.

Why join us?

• Base salary range: Counsel: $200k to $300k + bonuses; Partner: $300k-$360k base + bonuses
• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan
• Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Fully remote - live anywhere in the US
• Counsel billable hours requirement is 1750. Partner billable hours requirement is 1600
• Own the California L&E seat currently handled through outside local counsel — build it in-house

Job Details

Advise and represent management-side clients on California labor and employment matters, serving as first- or second-chair in California state and federal litigation and arbitration, with additional exposure to the firm's nationwide commercial litigation practice. The firm currently engages local counsel for California matters and is building this seat in-house for someone who can handle both advice-and-counsel work and litigation when needed.

• Advise management-side clients on California-specific employment law, including wage-and-hour, meal and rest break, and PAGA compliance
• Serve as first- or second-chair in California state and federal court litigation and arbitration — travel is occasional given the firm's strong settlement track record, with specific court/city concentration to be discussed in interviews
• Defend EEO, discrimination, sexual harassment, restrictive covenant, and retaliation claims in both individual and class action settings
• Support the firm's nationwide commercial litigation practice, including commercial contract, government contract, construction, and white collar civil disputes, since the practice is not limited to California matters
• Share travel responsibilities with the DC-based L&E and Litigation partners as needed

Looking for:

• California Bar Admission
• Willingness to submit a DC Bar waiver application before start date (admission itself can follow after hire)
• 5+ years of substantive labor and employment litigation experience, with CA wage and hour experience
• Seeking Senior Associates, Counsel and Partners (For Partners: Portable book of $250k+ needed)

You should know some of the following:

• Wage-and-hour and meal/rest break class actions
• PAGA representative actions
• EEO, discrimination, and sexual harassment defense
• Restrictive covenant and retaliation matters
• Government contracts or commercial litigation (a plus, not required)

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