Wage & Hour Class Action Associate — Hybrid (CA)

Talent Solutions Partners; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Talent Solutions Partners represents a prominent AmLaw 100 international law firm seeking a mid to senior-level Associate Attorney for its Labor & Employment Group in California, with work in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The role focuses on wage and hour class actions, offers a hybrid schedule (4 days in-office), and invites candidates with 3–5 years of employment litigation experience to advance to trial work while collaborating with a nationally recognized team.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with excellent academic record.
• Active California Bar in good standing.
• 3–5 years of substantive employment litigation experience.
• Extensive experience defending wage & hour claims, including class actions.
• Strong legal research and writing skills with the ability to produce high-quality, strategic work product.
• Experience drafting key legal documents and managing discovery.
• Desire for trial work.
• Ability to work efficiently within a team-focused, high-performance environment.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex employment litigation matters, including the defense of wage & hour claims and wage & hour class actions.
• Draft and refine pleadings, motions, class certification briefs, and related filings.
• Participate in trials and contribute to trial preparation work.
• Manage and oversee discovery, including written discovery, document review, and deposition preparation.
• Collaborate with partners and senior attorneys across the firm's CA offices to develop litigation strategies.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda on evolving class action issues.
• Maintain clear, client-ready communication and deliver practical guidance.

Skills

JD from top-tier law school

California Bar Admission

Employment litigation experience

Wage & hour defense

Trial work

Legal research & writing

Education

JD from a top-tier law school

Job description

Talent Solutions Partners represents a prominent AmLaw 100 international law firm seeking a mid to senior-level Associate Attorney for its Labor & Employment Group in California, with work in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The role focuses on wage and hour class actions, offers a hybrid schedule (4 days in-office), and invites candidates with 3–5 years of employment litigation experience to advance to trial work while collaborating with a nationally recognized team.