- Workplace
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Source
- RecruiterFlow
Description
Salary range: $200K - $230K
Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g., U.S. citizens, green card holders)
About this role
We are looking for an Employment Partner with 8+ years of California employment law experience to launch and lead a dedicated employment practice at a sophisticated West LA boutique. This is a rare build-and-own opportunity with immediate internal referral flow from the firm's active Corporate, Real Estate, and Litigation groups — you'll bring your own book and grow it with built-in deal flow.
What will you be doing?
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Building and owning an employment practice from the ground up, with cross-referrals from the firm's busy corporate and real estate transactional teams
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Advising employers on California wage & hour compliance, handbooks, policies, RIFs, and executive/separation agreements
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Defending single-plaintiff employment claims and handling wage & hour class actions and PAGA representative actions
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Supporting M&A and real estate transactions on employment diligence, executive compensation, and post-closing integration matters
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Originating and growing client relationships while mentoring associates as the practice scales
Key Requirements
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8+ years of defense-side California employment law experience spanning both advice & counsel and litigation
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Portable book of business of at least $350K (ideally $500K+)
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Active California State Bar membership
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Entrepreneurial mindset — excited to build a practice, not inherit one
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Based in or willing to relocate to the Los Angeles area