Remote Employment Litigation Associate (CA Bar)

True North Consultants, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks an Associate Attorney / Of Counsel for its Employment Litigation Practice Group.

This is a fully remote role handling sophisticated employment matters for employers across industries, offering significant responsibility and meaningful client interaction. Requirements include a California JD and active CA Bar, 4+ years of substantive California employment litigation experience (9+ years for Of Counsel), and the ability to manage matters from filing to resolution

Qualifications

• Top-tier law school JD required with excellent academic record.
• Active California Bar admission in good standing.
• 4+ years of substantive California employment litigation experience (Associate level).
• 9+ years for Of Counsel track with first-chair capabilities.
• Experience defending employers in employment litigation (discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour, etc.).
• Experience representing employers in court, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative proceedings.
• Class Action and/or PAGA experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of California and federal employment laws and procedures.
• Ability to independently manage litigation from inception to resolution.
• Excellent written and oral advocacy skills.
• Attention to detail and client service excellence.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork; prior large law firm experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Defend employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters and agency proceedings.
• Handle all aspects of litigation including strategy, pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation.
• Represent employers before state and federal administrative agencies.
• Advise and counsel employers on employment law compliance and workplace issues.
• Conduct management training on employment and labor law topics.
• Handle discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour disputes, torts, contracts, non-compete issues, and class/representative actions.
• Collaborate with attorneys across offices to provide strategic, business-oriented legal counsel.

Skills

Advocacy skills

Time management

Project management

Client service

Collaboration

Detail orientation

Education

Top-tier law school JD

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks an Associate Attorney / Of Counsel for its Employment Litigation Practice Group.

This is a fully remote role handling sophisticated employment matters for employers across industries, offering significant responsibility and meaningful client interaction. Requirements include a California JD and active CA Bar, 4+ years of substantive California employment litigation experience (9+ years for Of Counsel), and the ability to manage matters from filing to resolution