Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner - Remote - California Litigation

Remote Labor & Employment Counsel or Partner (Wage and Hour) - California Litigation
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Salary: $200,000 - $360,000 per year

About us
Founded nearly 40 years ago, we are a 50-attorney business law firm serving government contractors and commercial businesses across the country. Our labor and employment practice operates as an advisory-first team, sitting alongside a nationally recognized government contracts group. This pairing gives attorneys regular exposure to matters that blend traditional EEO and labor counseling with the regulatory complexity unique to federal contracting, without the caseload pressure of a litigation-heavy practice.

Why join us

Base salary range: Counsel: $200k to $300k + bonuses; Partner: $300k-$360k base + bonuses

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Employer-matched 401(k) plan

Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays

Fully remote - live anywhere in the US

Counsel billable hours requirement is 1750. Partner billable hours requirement is 1600

Own the California L&E seat currently handled through outside local counsel — build it in-house

Job Details
The firm currently engages local counsel for California matters and is building this seat in-house for someone who can handle both advice-and-counsel work and litigation when needed.

Advise management-side clients on California-specific employment law, including wage-and-hour, meal and rest break, and PAGA compliance

Serve as first- or second-chair in California state and federal court litigation and arbitration — travel is occasional given the firm's strong settlement track record, with specific court/city concentration to be discussed in interviews

Defend EEO, discrimination, sexual harassment, restrictive covenant, and retaliation claims in both individual and class action settings

Support the firm's nationwide commercial litigation practice, including commercial contract, government contract, construction, and white collar civil disputes, since the practice is not limited to California matters

Share travel responsibilities with the DC-based L&E and Litigation partners as needed

Looking for

California Bar Admission

Willingness to submit a DC Bar waiver application before start date (admission itself can follow after hire)

5+ years of substantive labor and employment litigation experience, with CA wage and hour experience

Seeking Senior Associates, Counsel and Partners (For Partners: Portable book of $250k+ needed)

You should know some of the following

Wage-and-hour and meal/rest break class actions

PAGA representative actions

EEO, discrimination, and sexual harassment defense

Restrictive covenant and retaliation matters

Government contracts or commercial litigation (a plus, not required)

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