Partner: Workplace Investigation Attorney

Law Life Coach; California; Remote; USD 260,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed bonus

Health insurance

HSA benefits up to $8,500 via firm-pro

401(k) with employer matching

Fully remote work

Flexible billable-hour expectations

Work-life balance culture

Job summary

Law Life Coach is seeking a Partner-level Workplace Investigations Attorney for a California labor and employment law practice. The role focuses on conducting sensitive investigations for sophisticated corporate clients, with an emphasis on understanding root causes and creating a better workplace.

This fully remote opportunity in California offers substantial autonomy, strong client relationships, and a sustainable pace with a guaranteed bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Significant labor and employment law experience, including hands-on workplace investigations.
• Strong knowledge of California employment law.
• Excellent interviewing, fact-finding, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Sound judgment, objectivity, and discretion when handling sensitive matters.
• Experience working with sophisticated corporate clients.
• An intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in understanding root causes of workplace problems.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial approach to practicing law.

Responsibilities

• Conducting workplace investigations involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employee misconduct, and other sensitive employment matters.
• Interviewing witnesses, evaluating evidence, assessing credibility, and reaching well-supported findings.
• Preparing thorough, clear, and practical investigation reports.
• Working closely with corporate clients, HR professionals, and in-house counsel.
• Identifying underlying workplace issues and helping employers understand opportunities for meaningful improvement.
• Managing investigations independently while maintaining exceptional standards of professionalism, discretion, and client service.

Skills

Labor and employment law

Workplace investigations

California employment law

Interviewing

Evidence evaluation

Report writing

Client service

Discretion

Job description

Fully Remote | California | Sacramento-Area Firm

Sophisticated work. Meaningful impact. A law firm that respects your life outside of work.

Law Life Coach is exclusively recruiting a Partner-level Workplace Investigations Attorney for an established California labor and employment law firm that offers a different approach to practicing law.

The firm represents Fortune 500 companies and midsize businesses and is committed to delivering exceptional legal services without the relentless pace and demands often associated with traditional law firm practice.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced employment attorney who enjoys investigating complex workplace issues, uncovering what really happened, and helping employers address underlying problems.

The Opportunity

You will join an established workplace investigations practice, conducting sensitive and complex investigations for sophisticated corporate clients.

The firm’s philosophy goes beyond determining whether misconduct occurred. The goal is to understand what happened, why it happened, and how the employer can address the underlying issues to create a better workplace.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting workplace investigations involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employee misconduct, and other sensitive employment matters.
• Interviewing witnesses, evaluating evidence, assessing credibility, and reaching well-supported findings.
• Preparing thorough, clear, and practical investigation reports.
• Working closely with corporate clients, HR professionals, and in-house counsel.
• Identifying underlying workplace issues and helping employers understand opportunities for meaningful improvement.
• Managing investigations independently while maintaining exceptional standards of professionalism, discretion, and client service.

No portable book of business or business development is required. You will join an established practice with an existing client base.

A Different Kind of Law Firm

This firm believes that excellent legal work and a fulfilling personal life should coexist.

The culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative, and intentionally flat. Attorneys have autonomy, everyone’s contributions matter, and there is little interest in unnecessary hierarchy or internal competition.

The team is genuinely kind, generous, and supportive. They take their work seriously but know how to have fun together. There is even a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for memes.

The firm values excellence, thoughtful problem-solving, efficiency, and the freedom to enjoy life outside the office.

Rather than rewarding long hours for their own sake, the firm emphasizes doing excellent work at a sustainable pace.

Workload and Flexibility

• Fully remote position based in California.
• Standard annual billable target of 1,650 hours, with flexibility to work as few as 1,450 hours.
• Established client relationships with no business development requirement.
• Strong administrative and paralegal support.
• Quarterly in-person meetings in Roseville, California.
• Annual firm retreat in Lake Tahoe.
• Occasional travel for investigations and client matters.

Compensation and Benefits

The firm offers competitive Partner-level compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Guaranteed bonus
• Health insurance
• Health savings account benefits with up to $8,500 available through a firm-provided debit card
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Fully remote work
• Flexible billable-hour expectations
• A supportive culture that prioritizes work-life balance

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate is a highly trained, experienced California employment attorney who has conducted workplace investigations and enjoys the investigative process.

You bring:

• Significant labor and employment law experience, including hands-on workplace investigations.
• Strong knowledge of California employment law.
• Excellent interviewing, fact-finding, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Sound judgment, objectivity, and discretion when handling sensitive matters.
• Experience working with sophisticated corporate clients.
• An intellectual curiosity and genuine interest in understanding the root causes of workplace problems.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial approach to practicing law.

You do not need to have spent your entire career conducting investigations, but you should have meaningful firsthand experience and an interest in making investigations a central focus of your practice.

This is an exclusive search conducted by Law Life Coach, Inc. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.