Labor & Employment Litigation Attorney

Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC client seeks a temp-to-perm Litigation Manager and Labor & Employment Attorney to own employment and general litigation matters for a fast-growing consumer services company in fitness and wellness.

REMOTE role based in CA/AZ/NV/UT/TX/FL/GA/SC with responsibility to coordinate with outside counsel, respond to EEOC requests, handle severance negotiations, and develop HR forms and policies.

Qualifications

• Attorney with meaningful litigation management experience directing outside counsel.
• Labor and employment experience across non-union issues and policies.
• Breadth to handle employment and general litigation including customer claims.

Responsibilities

• Own employment and general litigation matters and reduce outside counsel spend over time.
• Coordinate strategy, pleadings, discovery, and document collection with outside counsel.
• Respond to EEOC requests and support mediation, arbitrations, and settlements as needed.
• Handle or help resolve employment situations, including severance negotiations and investigations.
• Develop HR forms, SOPs, onboarding policies, and training with People and Talent teams.
• Advise People and risk functions on litigation and club-related liability issues.

Skills

Litigation management

Labor & employment experience

Adaptability in fast-growth env

Job description

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s client has a need for a temp-to-perm Litigation Manager and Labor & Employment Attorney.

Overview:

Attorney to manage employment and general litigation matters

Company:

A fast-growing, multi-location consumer services company in the fitness and wellness industry

Location:

Remote based in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Florida, Georgia, or South Carolina.

Duration / Hours:

Temp-to-perm

Responsibilities Include:

• Take ownership of employment and general litigation matters internally where appropriate, with an eye toward reducing outside counsel spend over time.
• Work closely with outside counsel on strategy, pleadings, discovery, document collection, RFP responses, and overall matter posture.
• Respond to EEOC and similar agency requests, support mediation and arbitration strategy, and participate in arbitrations, mediations, or settlement discussions as appropriate.
• Handle or help resolve employment situations, including severance negotiations, employee relations issues, workplace investigations, and policy interpretation.
• Develop and refine employment forms, SOPs, handbook provisions, onboarding policies, hiring/search procedures, and trainings in partnership with People, Talent, and Learning & Development teams.
• Serve as a practical thought partner to the People organization and risk function on litigation, employment, customer claims, premises incidents, and other club-related liability issues.

Qualifications Include:

• Attorney with meaningful litigation management experience, including directing outside counsel, reviewing pleadings, managing discovery/document requests, and driving matters toward resolution.
• Labor and employment experience across non-union employment issues, including EEOC responses, severance/settlement negotiations, workplace policies, employee relations support, and related counseling.
• Sufficient breadth to handle both employment matters and broader consumer/general litigation, including customer claims, premises incidents, and other club-related disputes.
• Ability to work quickly in a fast-growth environment where issues come in rapidly and the business cannot wait for extended legal research or slow turnaround.
• Prior consumer-facing, retail, hospitality, fitness, multi-location, or similar industry experience will be prioritized.

Pay rate: $110/hour

Individual compensation offered for this position within the pay range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: https://www.mlaglobal.com/en/consultant-resources

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.