Labor & Employment Litigation Attorney

Job Description

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s client has a need for a temp-to-perm Litigation Manager and Labor & Employment Attorney.

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Overview: Attorney to manage employment and general litigation matters

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Company: A fast-growing, multi-location consumer services company in the fitness and wellness industry

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Location: Remote based in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Florida, Georgia, or South Carolina.

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Duration / Hours: Temp-to-perm

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Responsibilities Include:

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• Take ownership of employment and general litigation matters internally where appropriate, with an eye toward reducing outside counsel spend over time.
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• Work closely with outside counsel on strategy, pleadings, discovery, document collection, RFP responses, and overall matter posture.
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• Respond to EEOC and similar agency requests, support mediation and arbitration strategy, and participate in arbitrations, mediations, or settlement discussions as appropriate.
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• Handle or help resolve employment situations, including severance negotiations, employee relations issues, workplace investigations, and policy interpretation.
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• Develop and refine employment forms, SOPs, handbook provisions, onboarding policies, hiring/search procedures, and trainings in partnership with People, Talent, and Learning & Development teams.
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• Serve as a practical thought partner to the People organization and risk function on litigation, employment, customer claims, premises incidents, and other club-related liability issues.
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Qualifications Include:

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• Attorney with meaningful litigation management experience, including directing outside counsel, reviewing pleadings, managing discovery/document requests, and driving matters toward resolution.
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• Labor and employment experience across non-union employment issues, including EEOC responses, severance/settlement negotiations, workplace policies, employee relations support, and related counseling.
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• Sufficient breadth to handle both employment matters and broader consumer/general litigation, including customer claims, premises incidents, and other club-related disputes.
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• Ability to work quickly in a fast-growth environment where issues come in rapidly and the business cannot wait for extended legal research or slow turnaround.
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• Prior consumer-facing, retail, hospitality, fitness, multi-location, or similar industry experience will be prioritized.
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Pay rate: $110/hour

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Individual compensation offered for this position within the pay range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: -resources

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All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.

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Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.

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JOB ID: 261964