Employment Law - General Attorney in Los Angeles, CA

Law Firm

Los Angeles, CA

Employment Law - General Attorney in Los Angeles, CA

Attorney

Min 10 yrs required

No

Job Title: Chair of Labor & Employment Law Practice Experience: - Years of experience litigating wage and hour and FEHA-based cases - Knowledge of current California wage and hour law Salary Information: - Competitive compensation and benefits package - Better-than-average retirement plan Job Description: - Lead a team of dynamic professionals as the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group Leader - Grow book of business and elevate reputation with full support of colleagues and firm resources - Manage and resolve PAGA and wage and hour class actions, EDD matters, and FEHA cases - Train, mentor, and motivate younger professionals to become future labor & employment thought-leaders - Successfully manage client relationships and litigation matters - Bill sufficient hours to meet minimum billable hour requirement - Commitment to diversity and inclusion as one of firm's founding principles Requirements: - Productive leader who puts others before themselves - Ability to work well with others and foster teamwork and collaboration - Excellent knowledge of current California wage and hour law - Respectful and pleasant demeanor - Commitment to ethics and civility - Ability to be nimble and adapt to change quickly Benefits: - Established client base with advice and counsel and litigation needs - Support for litigation matters and a friendly, diverse environment - Associate and counsel attorneys and paralegals to assist with litigation - Factual and legal investigations - Ability to create HR compliance plans - Firm marketing support - Competitive compensation and benefits package - Better-than-average retirement plan What Sets Us Apart: - Progressive, congenial, and supportive firm culture - Balance between work and life without sacrificing quality of service - Recognition by peers and legal and business communities - Commitment to diversity and inclusion - Small nimble management committee for quick implementation of change - Focus on ethics and civility What You Won't Find: - Pressure for origination or attribution - Silos that discourage teamwork and collaboration - Incivility and unethical behavior - Thankless, grueling hours - Politics and in-fighting - Egos and toxic masculinity Additional Information: - Firm clients often pay employees on commission or piece rate structures - Knowledge of pay plans and structures and wage and hour issues involving commission and piece rate employees is helpful - Flexible work arrangements with COVID protocols in place - Competitive compensation and benefits package, including better-than-average retirement plan - Equal Opportunity Employer