Special Counsel (Virtual): Employment Litigation Attorney

We are working with one of the oldest and largest management side, labor and employment law firms in the country. The firm seeks employment litigation attorneys with over seven years of experience (7+) to join its Virtual Office team, as Special Counsel, in particular target states, identified below . The role is remote, except for any deposition, court, or administrative hearing appearances requiring a physical presence. Expertise handling employment law matters and the ability to work independently in a remote setting are essential.

Preferred qualifications include prior practice in a law firm and experience with EPLI matters. The role requires some travel, mostly local. Attorneys hired will collaborate with firm partners and an attorney team. They will benefit from the support of a paralegal team and a shared secretarial pool within the firm’s Virtual Office.

The Special Counsel role requires efficient, high quality legal work and offers the challenge of a full-cycle litigation practice; however, it allows attorneys serving in it increased flexibility, including options re billable hours expectations, which the attorneys, individually, participate in setting for themselves in dialogue with appropriate firm personnel. The position imposes no business development pressure, allowing attorneys filling these roles to concentrate on providing exceptional legal services without the burden of additional non-billable hour demands. The firm is committed to creating and empowering an inclusive workplace in which talented attorneys can thrive and flourish.

Current openings are as follows:

• California: Special Counsel
• Arizona: Special Counsel
• Washington: Special Counsel; class action experience preferred
• Colorado: Special Counsel
• Nevada: Special Counsel
• Montana: Special Counsel

Salary for the firm’s Special Counsel roles is $172,000-217,500, depending upon office location inside or outside of California; an attorney’s actual employment litigation experience, skills, and qualifications; and billable hours set with the firm at 1500, 1600, 1700, or 1850, respectively, per year.

The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; a 401(k) plan with a carve-out election and profit sharing; life insurance; long-term disability coverage; an employee assistance program; and optional benefits, including critical care, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance, student loan refinancing, dependent life insurance, and pet insurance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handling administrative charges, attorney demand letters, and employment litigation for a number of the firm’s clients, including those carrying Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)
• Handling single-plaintiff litigation, including class actions and PAGA cases, as well as other labor and employment law matters
• Handling employment matters, directly, and supervising others
• Developing case strategies
• Drafting and reviewing work product
• Conducting depositions
• Representing clients at hearings, conferences, depositions, and trials
• In selected target states, as specified below, handling PEO litigation and/or general liability and negligence litigation
• In selected target states, as specified below, focusing on wage and hour matters

QUALIFICATIONS

• JD from an ABA accredited law school
• Licensure in good standing, as well as residence in one of the target states for which the firm needs Special Counsel
• Expertise handling employment law matters
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting
• Seven or more years (7+) of experience in employment law and litigation
• Experience practicing in a law firm (preferred)
• Experience with matters covered by EPLI (preferred)

OTHER DETAILS

• Salary: $172,000-217,500, depending upon office location inside or outside of California; an attorney’s actual employment litigation experience, skills, and qualifications; and billable hours set with the firm at 1500, 1600, 1700, or 1850, respectively, per year
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; a 401(k) plan with a carve-out election and profit sharing; life insurance; long-term disability coverage; an employee assistance program; and optional benefits, including critical care, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance, student loan refinancing, dependent life insurance, and pet insurance
• Location: Virtual Office (largely remote, with some travel and physical appearance, as necessary, for depositions, administrative hearings, and court hearings; so, residence and corresponding licensure in one of the particular target states, at issue, is important)
• Licensure: In good standing in the target state, of interest, in which the attorney resides
• Experience: Seven or more (7+) years of employment law and litigation experience
• Billable Hours: As set by the attorney in dialogue with the firm

Candidates may apply to this position on LinkedIn, the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to . We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes.

About Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company

Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company, is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between and among legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). By introducing good lawyers to our clients and assisting attorney candidacies, we serve the entire legal community. We provide permanent employment opportunities. We also provide individuals with options to work on contract (temporary) assignments as may be fitting, to aid their stability, even as we endeavor to help them find permanent homes. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.