Employment Partner

About the Role

Build and lead an employment practice at a collaborative West Los Angeles boutique law firm. The role combines employer-side counseling and litigation with opportunities to support the firm's corporate and real estate work through internal referrals.

What You'll Do

• Build and grow an employment practice, develop client relationships, and generate new business.

• Advise employers on California wage and hour compliance, handbooks, workplace policies, reductions in force, and executive and separation agreements.

• Defend single-plaintiff employment claims and handle wage and hour class actions and representative actions under California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

• Support transactions with employment diligence, executive compensation advice, and post-closing integration work.

• Coordinate with colleagues across corporate and real estate practices, and mentor associates as the practice grows.

What We're Looking For

• 8 to 20 years of California employment law experience, including employer-side counseling and litigation.

• Active California State Bar membership and a JD from an ABA-accredited law school.

• A verifiable portable book of business, with $500,000 or more preferred, and a track record of client origination and business development.

• First- or second-chair trial experience, or experience with class actions or PAGA matters.

• Transactional experience in addition to litigation or counseling, and an entrepreneurial, collaborative approach to building a practice.

• Experience with legal research and practice tools, including Harvey AI, Lexis AI Protege, Litera, and Lido.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $200,000 to $230,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid, with two days per week in the Culver City, California office. Candidates should be based in or willing to relocate to the Los Angeles area.