Litigation Associate - Of Counsel (Remote)

Location: Remote (California Bar Admission Required) | Schedule: Full-time, Remote | Compensation: $120,000 – $216,000+, commensurate with experience, level, and geographic location

Overview

A nationally recognized management-side labor and employment law firm is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney or Of Counsel to join its Employment Litigation Practice Group. This fully remote role offers the opportunity to handle sophisticated employment matters for employers across a wide range of industries, with significant responsibility, meaningful client interaction, and collaboration alongside accomplished labor and employment attorneys in an entrepreneurial environment.

What you'll do

• 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

Required qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record
• Active Bar Admission in California, in good standing
• 4+ years of substantive California employment litigation experience (Associate level consideration)
• Attorneys seeking Of Counsel consideration 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, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and related workplace claims
• Experience representing employers in court proceedings, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative agency matters
• Strong knowledge of California and federal employment laws and administrative procedures
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage litigation matters from inception through resolution
• Excellent written and oral advocacy skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to client service excellence
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork

Preferred qualifications

• Class Action and/or PAGA experience preferred, but not required
• Prior large law firm experience is preferred

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary: $120,000 – $216,000+, commensurate with experience, level, and geographic location
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Paid holidays, paid vacation, and sick leave
• Employee assistance programs and additional employee benefits and wellness resources

Why this role

This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-profile employment litigation matters with meaningful client contact and substantial responsibility, all within a fully remote role that emphasizes professional development, mentorship, and long-term career growth.