Associate Attorney ( Wage and Hourly Law)

Job Summary

Associate Attorney ( Wage and Hourly Law)

TEEMA

Full-time

Hybrid | San Diego, CA, United States

The Opportunity

You’re the kind of person who is always looking to learn. You want to grow into something greater and you’re looking for an employer encourages and supports your professional development. TEEMA promotes advancement and rewards our employees based on individual performance and merit. Sure you’ll have exposure to the team, but all of our people are accountable for their success. Competitive and focused, our team is on a mission to deliver excellence. We also know that this can only be accomplished by supporting our employee growth and development. By providing frequent feedback and consistently measuring progress, we’ve discovered the recipe for success that’s delivered year over year growth since our first year of business. This a culture of winning. At TEEMA we breed winners.

Responsibilities

• Draft, analyze, and manage wage and hourly compliance issues for clients.

• Maintain and track matter pipelines, deadlines, and task progress in case management system.

• Conduct legal research on wage-hour statutes, regulations, and case law.

• Assist in case strategy development and litigation support for wage-hour matters.

• Support compliance training programs and update internal policies to reflect latest wage-hour changes.

• Monitor case metrics and prepare performance reports aligned with targets.

• Prepare pleadings, memoranda, and discovery requests related to wage-hour disputes.

• Interface with clients to gather facts, provide updates, and manage expectations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify risk areas and improve processes.

• Draft and negotiate settlement agreements and other resolution documents.

• Support hybrid work schedule while ensuring high visibility and accountability.

Experience/Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active bar license; wage-hour specialty preferred.

• 2 years experience in wage-and-hour law or labor/employment litigation.

• Proven ability to draft pleadings, motions, and discovery for wage-hour disputes.

• Strong research skills in wage-hour statutes, regulations, and case law.

• Experience with case management systems; track pipelines, deadlines, and tasks.

• Ability to analyze metrics, prepare performance reports, and meet targets.

• Client-facing communication; gather facts, provide updates, and manage expectations.

• Draft and negotiate settlement agreements; knowledge of wage-hour resolutions.

• Cross-functional collaboration to identify risk areas and improve processes.

• Ability to support hybrid work schedule while maintaining high visibility and accountability.

What's in it for you? (Salary, Commissions & Benefits)

• Hybrid work in San Diego, CA — balance in-office collaboration with remote flexibility

• Competitive base salary as the core component of your compensation package