Associate Attorney - Employment Law

Employment Litigation Associate Attorney (Remote – California) | 3–7 Years

Employees First Labor Law (EFLL) is a California plaintiff-side employment, workers' compensation, and class action firm that represents employees and only employees. In ten years we've grown from a kitchen table into a statewide trial firm that has recovered more than $200 million for workers. We prepare every case as if it's going to trial, because we try them.

We're hiring a fully remote Employment Litigation Associate with 3–7 years of experience to join our employment and class action litigation team.

Compensation: $145,000.00–$300,000.00 base salary, plus performance bonuses tied to case results and trial work. Final pay depends on experience.

What You'll Do

From day one, you'll carry real responsibility on high-value single-plaintiff, PAGA, and class action cases, including:

• Drafting complaints, pleadings, and motions, including opposing summary judgment
• Propounding and responding to written discovery and handling discovery disputes
• Taking and defending depositions. Depositions drive our cases, and you'll take a lot of them.
• Preparing cases for mediation, arbitration, and trial
• Working directly with clients and witnesses
• Second-chairing trials, with a clear path to first chair

You'll work alongside experienced trial lawyers, including Super Lawyers–recognized trial counsel whose recent results include a $2 million jury verdict.

How Remote Works at EFLL

• Work from anywhere in California. You must live in the state.
• Most depositions, hearings, and mediations happen virtually. Trials and some depositions or hearings require in-person attendance, with travel reimbursed.
• Our offices in Pasadena, Irvine, Long Beach, Riverside, Pomona, Bakersfield, and Fresno are available whenever you want them.
• We provide equipment and reimburse expenses.

Why EFLL

• You practice law; we run the business. Operations, litigation support, intake, and marketing teams handle the business side so our lawyers can focus on building and trying cases.
• Modern tools. We invest in technology, including AI, to reduce busywork.
• Real advancement. We're growing fast, and associates who perform move up.
• Mission. Every case you work on is on behalf of an employee.

Qualifications

• Active California Bar membership in good standing
• 3–7 years of civil litigation experience (employment law strongly preferred)
• Deposition experience; trial experience a plus
• Strong writing and research skills
• Ability to manage a caseload and meet deadlines independently in a remote setting
• Bilingual Spanish/English a plus

To Apply

Our process includes an initial zoom meeting, an interview with trial counsel, and a final conversation with firm leadership.

Employees First Labor Law is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $145,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Litigation: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• State Bar of California License (Required)

Work Location: Remote