Labor & Employment Counsel (Attorney)

In this role you will lead sophisticated employment litigation and advisory work for diverse clients within a national labor and employment practice. You will partner with cross-functional teams to defend single-plaintiff matters and manage PAGA and class actions while advising on federal and state employment laws. The position emphasizes independent matter management, professional development, and meaningful client engagement in a collaborative, high-caliber environment. This is an opportunity to shape strategy and leverage a strong firm platform to advance your career.

• Competitive base salary
• Bonuses eligible
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, disability)
• 401(k)
• 529 college savings plan
• Paid parental leave

• Defend employers in single-plaintiff employment matters (discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour)
• Handle PAGA and employment-related class actions
• Manage litigation from inception to resolution (strategy, pleadings, discovery, motions, depositions, negotiation)
• Advise clients on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws
• Collaborate with colleagues and clients to develop proactive workforce and litigation strategies

• 9-12 years of substantive labor & employment experience
• Active Bar Admission in California, in good standing
• Experience defending single-plaintiff employment matters
• Experience handling PAGA actions and employment class actions
• Drafting and arguing pleadings, discovery, dispositive and discovery motions
• Deposition experience (plaintiff and corporate witnesses)
• Knowledge of federal and California employment laws and regulations
• Modest portable book of business preferred but not required
• Ability to independently manage matters from assessment to resolution

• Strong research and writing
• Analytical thinking
• Excellent communication
• Drafting and responding to pleadings
• Discovery and motion practice
• Depositions (plaintiff and corporate witnesses)