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Class Action Attorney — Wage and Hour
USA Employment Lawyers | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | In-Office
USA Employment Lawyers | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | In-Office
USA Employment Lawyers is a highly respected plaintiff-side wage and hour firm with an active nationwide docket. We file several class and collective actions each month and represent thousands of workers in wage and hour class and collective claims.
We are hiring a proven class action attorney to take ownership of significant litigation and drive cases from filing to resolution. This is a senior role for a high-output attorney who moves with urgency, exercises strong judgment, and wants real autonomy, responsibility, and upside in a growing firm.
Compensation
This role offers a $170,000 base salary, plus a performance-based, no-cap bonus structure tied to production, results, and value created for the firm.
We are looking for an attorney who is motivated to win, produce, and earn at a high level.
The Role
You will be trusted to lead and advance plaintiff-side wage and hour class and collective actions with urgency, precision, and accountability to achieve the best possible results.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead plaintiff-side wage and hour class and collective litigation from pre-suit investigation through resolution, including certification strategy, discovery, motion practice, mediation, and settlement/trial
- Develop and execute fast-paced litigation strategies that create leverage and move cases toward strong outcomes
- Draft complaints, motions, discovery, mediation briefs, and other substantive filings for class and collective action cases
- Analyze payroll, time, and damages records to build, quantify, and position cases
- Conduct effective depositions that create leverage for mediation and settlement
- Own deadlines, workstreams, and case progress
- Communicate with clients in a way that builds confidence, trust, and engagement
- Help recover unpaid wages for thousands of workers while building meaningful value for the firm
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for a proven, fast-moving attorney with strong plaintiff-side litigation instincts and the ability to produce excellent work independently.
The ideal candidate has:
- 7 years of litigation experience, with a demonstrated track record in class actions, collective actions, wage and hour litigation, or complex multi-party litigation
- Outstanding, meticulous legal writing skills and the ability to produce clean, strategic work product independently
- Considerable experience litigating in federal court, including class certification and conditional certification motions
- High agency, strong ownership, and a strong desire to move cases forward
- Excellent professional judgment and the ability to make smart, consequential decisions under uncertainty
- A practical, strategic, outcome-focused approach to litigation
- Experience creating and executing litigation plans that position cases for strong settlements
- Florida Bar membership, or willingness to sit for the Florida Bar Exam
- Admission in good standing in multiple jurisdictions strongly preferred
The Kind of Lawyer Who Will Thrive Here
This role is for an attorney who is energized by responsibility, urgency, and results.
You will thrive here if:
- You take ownership and accountability
- You prioritize, move fast, and follow through
- You are aggressive, strategic, and practical
- You can manage a significant litigation caseload
- You know how to create leverage and push cases forward
- You care about winning, producing, and improving outcomes for clients
- You want your compensation to reflect your performance and impact
Why This Opportunity Is Different
This is not a narrow litigation role. You will have real autonomy, meaningful responsibility, and real influence over significant cases.
You will work on litigation that affects thousands of workers. For the right attorney, this is an opportunity to build something significant inside a growing plaintiff-side firm while being rewarded for valuable performance.
Location
This is a full-time, in-office position based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
To Apply
Send your resume and a writing sample to: jessica@usaemploymentlawyers.com
In lieu of a cover letter, include a brief note — no more than 300 words — answering the following:
Tell us about a time you had to make a consequential litigation decision without complete information. What did you do and why?
Applications that do not include a response to this question will not be reviewed.
USA Employment Lawyers is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Salary : $170,000