Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner - Remote - California Litigation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Remote Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner in California with strong wage-and-hour experience. The position offers a fully remote setup nationwide, with a base salary range of $200k to $360k plus bonuses.

The attorney will handle advisory and litigation work in California, defend EEO and discrimination claims, and support the firm’s nationwide litigation practice. Bar admission in CA is required, with a potential DC waiver.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of labor and employment litigation experience in California.
• CA wage-and-hour experience required.
• Ability to handle advisory and litigation work.

Responsibilities

• Advise management on California employment law, wage-and-hour, PAGA.
• Serve as first- or second-chair in CA court litigation; travel as needed.
• Defend EEO, discrimination and retaliation claims in various settings.
• Support nationwide commercial litigation practice.
• Share travel with DC-based partners as needed.

Skills

Wage & Hour

Labor Law

Litigation

Counseling

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

Remote Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner (Wage and Hour) - California Litigation

Jobot Job hosted by: Stanton Sikorski

Salary: $200,000 - $360,000 per year

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

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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