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Labor & Employment Associate Attorney

Primeline Solutions LLC
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/21/2026
Labor & Employment Attorney Opportunities (Employment Defense / PAGA / Wage & Hour / Counseling)

Locations: Los Angeles, CA; Irvine, CA; Denver, CO; Omaha, NE; San Jose, CA; Pleasanton, CA; San Mateo, CA; Remote California

Compensation: $120,000 – $380,000

Work Model: Hybrid / On-Site / Remote

Bar Admission: Active bar admission required in applicable jurisdiction

IMPORTANT: WHO THESE ROLES ARE FOR

These are management-side labor & employment attorney roles focused on employment litigation, counseling, wage & hour defense, PAGA litigation, workplace compliance, and employer advisory work.

Candidates Must

  • Be licensed attorneys (JD required)
  • Have substantive labor & employment experience or strong litigation foundations
  • Have experience with employment litigation, counseling, motion practice, or discovery
  • Be comfortable advising employers and handling employment disputes

These Roles Are Not Suitable For

  • Plaintiff-side employment attorneys for defense-only roles
  • Transactional-only attorneys
  • Candidates without litigation or counseling experience
  • Candidates seeking low-responsibility support-only positions

About The Opportunities

We are working with multiple law firms seeking Labor & Employment Attorneys across California, Colorado, and Nebraska. These opportunities range from associate-level litigation and counseling positions to senior attorneys handling sophisticated PAGA, class action, and employer defense matters. Practices include litigation, compliance counseling, wage & hour defense, workplace investigations, and employer advisory services.

Current Openings

Senior Employment Law Attorney

Locations: San Jose, CA; Pleasanton, CA; San Mateo, CA

Compensation: $225,000 – $275,000

Experience: 8 Years

Work Model: Hybrid

This role focuses on sophisticated employer-side employment litigation involving FEHA, Title VII, wage & hour disputes, and PAGA class actions. Attorneys independently manage cases, supervise associates, provide workplace counseling, and help grow a high-level Silicon Valley employment practice.

Labor & Employment Associate Attorney

Locations: Los Angeles, CA; Irvine, CA

Compensation: $150,000 – $215,000

Experience: 3–7 Years

Work Model: Hybrid

This role focuses on California employment defense litigation, including PAGA and class action matters. Attorneys manage discovery, motions, depositions, arbitrations, and employer counseling while working closely with partners in a collaborative boutique employment practice.

Labor & Employment Litigation Associate Attorney

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Compensation: $150,000 – $350,000

Experience: 1–7 Years

Work Model: On-Site

This role focuses on management-side employment litigation involving wage & hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and OSHA-related matters. Attorneys receive significant mentorship, early litigation responsibility, and access to a unique monthly profit-sharing compensation structure.

Employment Attorney

Location: Omaha, NE

Compensation: $120,000 – $150,000

Experience: 3–5 Years

Work Model: On-Site

This role focuses on employer-side litigation and counseling matters, including wrongful termination, discrimination, compliance counseling, policy drafting, and administrative proceedings. Attorneys will help build and expand a growing employment practice within a respected regional law firm.

Insurance & Financial Services Litigation Associate Attorney

Location: California (Remote / Hybrid)

Compensation: $158,000 – $190,000

Experience: 3–8 Years

Work Model: Remote / Hybrid

This role focuses on litigation involving ERISA, disability, life, health, long-term care, fraud, and employer-plan benefit disputes. Attorneys handle substantive litigation responsibilities including pleadings, motions, discovery, depositions, and trial preparation.

Employment Law Senior Attorney (PAGA / Wage & Hour Defense)

Location: California (Remote)

Compensation: $175,000 – $230,000

Experience: 8 Years

Work Model: Remote

This role focuses heavily on PAGA litigation, wage & hour audits, compliance counseling, and employment defense strategy. Attorneys supervise litigation teams, advise employers on California labor compliance, and manage sophisticated class and representative actions.

Labor & Employment Associate Attorney

Location: Denver, CO

Compensation: $165,000 – $190,000 (OTE $250,000 – $380,000 )

Experience: 3–5 Years

Work Model: On-Site

This role focuses on management-side employment litigation and employer counseling, including discrimination, retaliation, wage & hour, and wrongful termination matters. Attorneys handle motions, depositions, discovery, hearings, and direct employer advisory work in a busy and growing practice group.

Core Keywords

Labor & Employment Attorney; Employment Litigation; Employment Defense; PAGA Defense; Wage & Hour Litigation; Employer Counseling; FEHA Defense; Title VII Litigation; Employment Associate; Management-Side Employment Attorney; OSHA Compliance; Workplace Investigations; EEOC Defense; Class Action Defense

Skills: employment litigation,litigation,labor & employment,wage,compliance,defense,paga,management

Salary : $120,000 - $380,000

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