What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employment Lawyer -- Litigation & Counseling position at Workplace Legal, A Professional Law Corp.?
The Position
Workplace Legal has an immediate opening for an experienced employment litigator. Our business is booming, and our Director of Litigation needs someone to assist her and serve in the role of “second chair” on cases and trials.
In this position, your clients will be large corporations, small businesses, startups, and high-level executives and professionals. Your responsibilities will include interviewing and meeting with clients, developing litigation strategy, performing legal research, drafting pleadings, managing discovery, and drafting and responding to dispositive motions. You will get to take and defend depositions, argue motions, prepare witnesses and experts, and attend Labor Commissioner hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and jury trials.
You will also get to work directly with our Managing Shareholder, assisting him with his advice-and-counsel practice (e.g., advising employers on sensitive employee issues, drafting incentive compensation and other employment agreements, working with startups and small businesses on HR infrastructure buildouts, advising C-Suite executives on offer packages and departure strategies).
About Workplace Legal
Founded in 2018, Workplace Legal is an AV-rated law firm of “Super Lawyers” that represents corporate and individual clients across California in complex labor, employment, and HR matters. We work on complex employment law cases and interact with smart, demanding clients. We do “big law” quality work at Workplace Legal because our lawyers come from prestigious “big law” firms. But we left “big law” because we grew weary of the rat race. We wanted a different way to practice law. The result was Workplace Legal.
Compensation and Benefits
In accordance with California’s pay transparency law, the expected salary range for this position is between $150,000 / year - $250,000 / year for a 1,200 billable hour commitment. Your actual salary will depend on your experience and other job-related factors as permitted by law. In addition, you will be eligible for bonuses based on your billable hours and on revenue generated by clients that you originate.
Workplace Legal offers a full suite of benefits, including : fully paid health insurance (with prescription drug coverage), dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and AD&D insurance; a JP Morgan / Vestwell 401(K) retirement plan with employer matching and profit sharing; unlimited paid time off; home office expense reimbursement; a monthly stipend towards your personal cell phone and home internet service; fully paid bar and MCLE expenses; and a comprehensive training and mentoring program.
Requirements
To be considered for this position, you must :
- Be licensed to practice law in California
- Live in the San Francisco Bay Area (or be willing to travel here as necessary)
- Have 2 years employment litigation experience
- Be analytical, smart, ambitious, and focused on delivering "big law" caliber legal services
- Be creative, flexible, and able to work independently and collaboratively
Salary : $150,000 - $250,000
