Remote Employment Litigation Associate (CA Bar)

Sun Recruiting, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Annual bonus opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Sun Recruiting, Inc. is recruiting an Associate Attorney / Of Counsel for its Employment Litigation Practice Group.

This remote role requires California bar admission and offers handling sophisticated employment matters for employers nationwide. Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of California employment litigation experience and strong advocacy skills, with opportunities for first-chair responsibilities for Of Counsel.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active California Bar Admission in good standing.
• 4+ years of substantive California employment litigation experience.
• Of Counsel candidates should possess 9+ years of relevant California employment litigation experience and demonstrated first-chair litigation capabilities.
• Experience defending employers in employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and related workplace claims.
• Experience representing employers in court proceedings, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative agency matters.
• Class Action and/or PAGA experience preferred, but not required.
• Strong knowledge of California and federal employment laws and administrative procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage litigation matters from inception through resolution.

Responsibilities

• Defend employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters and agency proceedings
• Handle all aspects of litigation, including case strategy, pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, 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 matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, employment torts, contract claims, non-compete issues, and class or representative actions
• Collaborate with attorneys across multiple offices and practice areas to provide strategic, business-oriented legal counsel to clients

Skills

Employment litigation

Remote work adaptability

Court/arbitration experience

Education

JD from top-tier law school

California Bar admission

Job description

Sun Recruiting, Inc. is recruiting an Associate Attorney / Of Counsel for its Employment Litigation Practice Group.

This remote role requires California bar admission and offers handling sophisticated employment matters for employers nationwide. Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of California employment litigation experience and strong advocacy skills, with opportunities for first-chair responsibilities for Of Counsel.