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AMLAW 100 - Employment Defense Litigator | Hybrid/Remote (SoCal offices) | $100k–$275k + Bonus + Top Benefits
We’re partnering with a national, full-service litigation platform (Fortune 100 client base) that’s growing its management-side Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice. This is a defense-side opportunity with hybrid flexibility from Southern California offices — and a genuinely strong environment for mentorship, development, and long-term progression.
Highlights
- Management-Side Employment Litigation + Counseling — Wage & hour, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, Title VII, ADEA, FMLA, ADA + related state laws
- Full Litigation Exposure — Take cases from start to finish: pleadings, motions/briefs, ESI review, witness interviews, depositions, hearings, and client-facing work
- Advisory/Counseling Work (a plus) — workplace accommodations, employee relations, mitigation of risk, RIFs, employment agreements, policies/handbooks
- Inclusive, Nationally Recognized Platform — strong track record of recruiting, retaining, and promoting diverse attorneys
- Remote Flexibility + Strong Benefits — generous benefits package + discretionary bonus eligibility
The Role
- Handle all aspects of employment litigation (defense-side / management-side)
- Draft pleadings, dispositive motions, briefs, and discovery responses
- Conduct and defend depositions; attend court appearances and mediations
- Advise employer clients on workplace law and risk reduction (where applicable)
Compensation
- Up to $275,000 depending on experience
- Actual comp depends on experience, skills, and location; may fall above/below stated ranges.
Must-Haves
- Active California Bar (mandatory)
- Strong employment law foundation (federal + state)
- Excellent writing + communication (strong academics preferred)
- Litigation experience across motions, depositions, court work, and client interaction
- (3+ years preferred; open to all levels with the right background.)
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NEW | Workers’ Comp Defense Attorney (2–10+ yrs) | Partner Track | Remote/Hybrid (CA) | High-Impact Docket | Up to $400k total comp
Multiple offices in California - hybrid and or 100% Remote
Practice: Workers' compensation
Highlights:
- True Partner Track: Clear path to non-equity partner in ~6 years; attorneys with a portable book can be compensated like partners from day one.
- Monthly Upside: $1,000 bonus for meeting billable hrs/month the prior month + $40 for every hour over 225. High performers have exceeded $300k–$400k total comp.
- Flex Built-In: Fully remote or hybrid options; statewide team and modern, AI-enabled electronic case management keep workflows tight.
- Meaningful Matters: Diverse WC defense docket (typically 15–25 matters/month per client like Amazon, UC, Star Insurance) plus unique work (aviation, sports, jurisdictional issues).
- Low Red Tape, High Support: Statewide platform without politics—room to build your niche, pursue WC specialization (firm supports certification), and advance on merit.
The Work
- Manage a high-volume WC defense docket (target ability to handle ~70 cases with proper systems/support).
- Appear at WCABs across California; handle discovery, depositions, law & motion, mediations, trials.
- Collaborate with claims professionals, employers, and TPA partners to drive timely, optimal outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience: 2–10 years in workers’ comp defense preferred (will consider sharp new admits or re-tooling candidates—including DBA backgrounds).
- Tools & Tempo: Comfort with electronic/AI-assisted case management; organized, proactive, and calm under a busy calendar.
- Market Insight: Bay Area, Fresno/Central Valley, or Westside/Santa Monica familiarity a plus.
- BD Curiosity: Interest/ability to develop business (the comp model rewards it).
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: Competitive
- Bonuses: $1,000 for hitting billables
- Benefits: Medical & dental (HMO/PPO options), 401(k) (wide investment menu; currently no match).
Flex & Location
Remote or Hybrid—your choice. Offices statewide for court days, collaboration, and community.
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Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Senior Creditors’ Rights Attorney | Leading California Bankruptcy Boutique | Encino (Hybrid) | Up to $220K + Leadership Role
This is a rare platform for a senior bankruptcy attorney seeking autonomy, influence, meaningful leadership, and a respected, specialized practice focused purely on protecting creditors.
Highlights:
- Exclusively creditors-only practice - no consumer bankruptcy, no debtor work
- Deep expertise in complex commercial bankruptcy (Chapters 7, 11, 13), creditors’ committees, workouts, restructures, and aggressive judgment enforcement
- Established firm with 35+ years as a respected leader in creditors’ rights across California
- Direct client relationships with banks, lenders, and institutional creditors
- Boutique environment: minimal bureaucracy, strong support, personalized attention
- Real leadership opportunity - mentor juniors, lead matters, advise clients directly
- Clear partner track for long-term fit with proven success
The Role:
- Lead sophisticated creditors’ side commercial bankruptcy and insolvency matters
- Handle significant creditors’ committee representation, restructures, workouts, and enforcement
- Drive strategy in high-stakes cases with direct client exposure
- Hybrid schedule: flexible remote with regular in-office presence in Encino
Compensation:
- Competitive base salary up to $220k (DOE)
- Bonus potential + comprehensive benefits in a stable, high-value practice
Must-Haves:
- 5+ years of focused commercial bankruptcy and creditors’ rights experience
- Strong track record representing secured and unsecured creditors
- Experience in complex restructures, enforcement, and bankruptcy proceedings
- Active California Bar admission
- Comfort leading cases, mentoring, and advising clients independently
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Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Senior Associate Attorney
Clarkson has been certified as a Great Place to Work® for 2025 to 2026!
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled, motivated, and ambitious Senior Associate with a passion for mission-driven work, to join our dynamic legal team, specializing in complex consumer class actions. The Senior Associate will be responsible for managing a caseload involving complex legal issues surrounding emerging technology, AI, data privacy and misuse, as well as other complex consumer class actions. Candidates must possess excellent writing skills, with the ability to draft clear, persuasive, and well-structured briefs, motions, and memoranda that require minimal editing, as well as the ability to independently take depositions, present oral arguments, and argue motions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience handling key dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment and motions for class certification, and the ability to independently manage major phases of class action litigation. This is an opportunity to be mentored by industry thought leaders, to creatively pursue interesting cases, and to champion causes that meaningfully impact ordinary people’s lives and the world.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Evaluating new cases; preparing and reviewing case proposals
· Conducting legal research
· Developing and recommending case strategy
· Drafting motions and briefs in file-ready form
· Overseeing filing process for motions and briefs
· Preparing, finalizing, and serving stipulations, discovery letters, joint statements, and proposed orders
· Corresponding with co-counsel, opposing counsel, court personnel, and clients as necessary
· Drafting, propounding, reviewing, and responding to discovery; managing discovery disputes
· Preparing for and taking/defending depositions
· Attending mediations, arbitrations, and court hearings
· Taking argument at mediation, arbitration, and court hearings
· Attending and/or leading team and firm meetings
· Adhering to all deadlines (internal and court mandated)
· Administrative duties as they relate to the practice of law
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
· 5+ years of Litigation Experience
· CA Bar Admission Required.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office required
· CA bar exam if licensed in other states
Skills and Abilities
· Strong writing, legal research, and analytical skills
· Proactive thinker, self-sufficient
· Strong leadership, team management, and organizational skills
· Strong oral advocacy and negotiation skills
· Ability to handle a wide variety of legal matters
· Adherence to all deadlines
· Effective time management
· Committed to superior client service
· Familiarity with e-filing preferred
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Brand New Insurance Defense Attorney | Woman-Owned Defense Boutique | Hybrid in Torrance | Up to $200k Package
I am currently working closely with one of a standout woman-owned defense firm that delivers aggressive, results-driven representation for major institutional clients while offering real career growth and flexibility!
Highlights:
• Respected Southern California defense boutique with a proven track record of securing defense verdicts, dismissals, and nominal settlements in high-stakes matters for Fortune 500 companies, public entities, and major retailers/hospitality brands.
• Diverse, inclusive culture with a flat structure that values your input — attorneys at all levels help shape strategy and firm direction, with a clear partner track for high performers.
• Strong emphasis on work-life balance and geographic flexibility: hybrid schedule based in the Torrance office (with remote options available for experienced candidates).
The Role:
• Defend clients in products liability, retail liability, governmental liability, catastrophic tort, transportation, medical malpractice, and general personal injury matters
• Handle discovery, depositions, motions, mediations, trials, and settlement negotiations
• Collaborate closely with partners on complex coverage and liability issues
• Manage your own caseload with full support from an experienced team of paralegals and associates
About you: Experience in insurance defense litigation as little as a year; active California Bar membership and JD from an accredited law school. For junior associates (1st–2nd year), willingness to work hybrid; for experienced candidates, remote work is acceptable.
Location: Hybrid in Torrance (remote option for experienced attorneys)
Package:
• Base salary up to $200k DOE + bonus potential.
• Health, dental, vision & 401(k) retirement plan.
If this sounds like your ideal next move — a place where you’ll handle meaningful cases for prestigious clients, enjoy real advancement opportunities, and benefit from a supportive, woman-owned environment — please book in some time below for us to speak: OR Email your resume to:
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Job Title: Litigation Attorney (Junior to Managing Attorney) – Employment (Wage & Hour and PAGA)
Job Location: The firm will consider hiring remote candidates if they live in CA. If not working onsite, they’ll only need to go to the office approximately once per month. The firm is open to candidates with at least 1 or more years of CA Wage & Hour and PAGA employment experience but wants to add senior-level talent as well. They are equally focused on hiring mid-level to senior or senior supervisory attorneys.
Compensation And Benefits
- Base Salary: $140,000 - $250,000 per year (Top earners can expect to be in the mid-to high six-figures range; $600,000+).
- Additional Compensation: Opportunity to earn a % of the firm's recovery on cases handled.
- Benefits Include:
- 401(k) plan
- Comprehensive health (50% coverage level includes dependents), dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible time off policy
- Referral program
- Discretionary quarterly bonuses
- Lucrative Earnings: Plaintiff-side settlements often surpass Big Law billable hours, unlocking significant financial rewards.
- Remote Freedom: Work from anywhere in California with minimal office visits (senior team members attend every 4-6 weeks).
- Fast-Track Growth: Become a Team Lead in months, with a proven path to rapid promotions.
- Recession-Proof Practice: Wage and hour litigation thrives in downturns, ensuring steady work in a field dominating California’s courts.
- Leverage Your Expertise: Your Big Law training in discovery, depositions, and procedure seamlessly fuels our high-stakes class action practice.
Join our leading California-based law firm, dominating wage and hour class actions and PAGA litigation, as we expand our top-performing team. We’re seeking Big Law employment defense attorneys ready to pivot their litigation expertise to a high-impact, plaintiff-side practice with exceptional earning potential and rapid career growth. Transition to the hottest area of employment law in California, where 49 PAGA cases are filed daily and 95% of some judges’ dockets are wage and hour matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of ~40 wage and hour class action cases after initial training.
- Apply your defense-honed skills to draft written discovery, conduct depositions, and represent clients in court hearings.
- Engage confidently with clients and opposing counsel, leveraging your professional presence.
- 1 or more years of wage & hour employment litigation experience (defense experience at firms like Ogletree, or Jackson Lewis strongly preferred; FEHA or PAGA experience a plus).
- Eagerness to focuse on wage and hour class actions/PAGA litigation as a career focus (no prior wage and hour experience needed; full training provided).
- Ability to work remotely across California with occasional travel (1-2 times/month) for court hearings, depositions, or client meetings.
- First week in-person in Los Angeles for onboarding and systems training; fully remote thereafter.
- Procedural rigor, professional demeanor, and drive to excel in a high-demand practice.
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
NEW IN - Insurance Defense Litigation Associate - Up to $230k | Los Angeles (Torrance) | Hybrid/Remote Flexible | Growth Opportunity
About the Firm & Opportunity
Join a respected Southern California insurance defense firm with a strong reputation for defending prestigious clients—including major public entities and national brands—in complex, high-stakes liability matters.
Highlights
- Sophisticated Defense Work — Handle premises liability, transportation, construction defect, product liability, and general liability claims for high-profile clients
- Hands-On Litigation — Own cases from start to finish: discovery, depositions, motions, hearings, mediations, trial prep
- Flexible Work Options — Hybrid for juniors (3 days/week in Torrance); fully remote possible for experienced hires
- Client Prestige — Represent major public entities and national companies in high-exposure litigation
- Career Growth — Partner track for top performers; supportive team with mentorship and advancement
- Prime Location — Torrance (South Bay LA area) with easy access to greater Los Angeles
The Role
- Defend insureds and self-insured entities in civil liability claims
- Handle full case lifecycle: pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, settlement negotiations
- Appear at court hearings, arbitrations, and trials
- Collaborate with partners on strategy and client communication
Compensation & Perks
- Up to $230k (DOE; strong for market level)
- Bonus potential + comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.)
Must-Haves
- 2+ years of insurance defense litigation experience
- Active California Bar license
- JD from an accredited law school (top 100 preferred)
- Strong litigation fundamentals: research, drafting, discovery, case management
- Client-facing demeanor and collaborative mindset
This is a rare chance for junior/mid-level defense litigators to gain meaningful courtroom responsibility, work with prestigious clients, and build a long-term career in a respected LA-area practice with flexibility and support.
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Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Workers' Compensation Attorney Opportunity — Represent the NBA, WNBA & First Responders
Hybrid/Remote in California | Up to $315K Total Package | High-Impact, Meaningful Work
Chance to join one of California’s most respected Workers’ Comp defense firms — with 25+ years of excellence and near exclusive partnerships with NBA, WNBA, multinational telecoms, police & fire departments, and nearly every California municipality.
Why This Firm Stands Out:
• Elite Clients: NBA, WNBA, multi-national telecoms company, Fortune 500s, First Responders & Municipalities
• Challenging, Purposeful Cases: Police/fire presumptions, public safety litigation, and more
• Real Work-Life Balance: ~11 units/day target, protected time off, no arbitrary hours
• Massive Bonus Potential: Associates regularly earn $20–25K in bonuses — top performers reach $90K
• Remote-First Flexibility: 95% of work can be done from home
• Exceptional Support: 2:1 assistant ratio, modern tech stack, no micromanagement
• Clear Growth Path: Full mentorship, Certified Specialist support, and real equity partnership track
The Role: Workers' Compensation Attorney
Locations: LA County, Orange County, Central Coast, Inland Empire, Sacramento & San Diego
Hybrid/Remote options | Mentorship available for juniors (min. 2.5–3 years’ experience)
Up to $225K base + bonuses | Full health, vision, dental, 401(k)/pension
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Civil Litigation Defense Attorney- Up to $250k - (Mid-Level, 4–7+ Years) LA (Pasadena)/OC
Mid-level civil litigation defense attorneys who want broad, high-caliber litigation exposure across multiple practice areas—without being pigeonholed into a single niche.
The Opportunity
You’ll handle all phases of litigation (intake through trial) and work closely with sophisticated clients, developing strategy, driving case progress, and building real courtroom-ready skill. The firm’s matters span insurance defense, employment, personal injury, government entity representation (cities/counties/police practices), bad faith, and related disputes (including neighbor disputes under insurance).
Highlights:
• Trial-forward reputation with an outstanding record of favorable verdicts, long-standing excellence, and major industry recognition
• Collaborative, nurturing culture with real mentorship and growth opportunities
• Competitive compensation + bonus program: approximately $135K starting for new attorneys, up to $250K+ (negotiable based on experience)
• Billable target: 1,950 hours — notably includes approved admin hours that count toward bonuses (e.g., calendar meetings, MCLE, client development, special projects)
• Benefits highlighted include 100% employer-paid healthcare, matching 401(k) with immediate vesting, and a strong vacation/social culture
Access to modern legal tech (including Westlaw AI tools)
What You’ll Do
• Manage files from intake through trial: pleadings, discovery, motion practice, depositions, mediations/arbitrations, and trial preparation
• Communicate with clients and carriers; develop litigation strategy and case plans
• Take and defend depositions; prepare witnesses and experts
• Support a collaborative team culture, including mentoring junior attorneys where appropriate
• Maintain high ethical standards and strong professional judgment
Must-Haves
• Active California Bar license + JD from an ABA-accredited law school
• 4+ years of California civil litigation defense experience (sweet spot: 4–7 years; open to roughly 3–12+ for standout candidates)
• Strong, transferable litigation skills (this is not a transactional role)
• Willingness to work primarily in-person (at least initially)
Nice-to-Haves
• Experience in one or more of: insurance defense, employment, personal injury, government entities, bad faith
• Demonstrated trial experience (first/second chair on meaningful matters)
• Plaintiff-side, DA, or public defender background (with the desire to transition into civil defense)
• Leadership/mentoring capability and client-facing maturity
For a confidential and non-obligation call to learn more about this opportunity, please apply below or forward your resume to and we'll be happy to discuss this position in more detail.
NEW Insurance Defense Associate | Elite OC Boutique| Complex / High-Exposure Matters (No Volume “Slip & Falls”) | Up to $225k + Bonus | Hybrid (OC)
Highlights
- True complex defense work: catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, mass tort exposure, and sophisticated liability matters (they avoid low-value volume work).
- Proven trial + appellate track record: meaningful, high-stakes litigation with strong results.
- Real progression: a large portion of equity partners started as associates—people actually build careers here.
- Stable + low attrition: long-tenured team and consistent growth (not churn-and-burn).
- Supportive culture: collaborative environment, mentorship, and firm events—without sacrificing standards.
The Role
- Run high-exposure insurance defense matters from inception through resolution
- Own discovery, depositions, motion practice, and trial prep
- Work across general liability / premises / product liability (and broader complex matters as needed)
Compensation & Benefits
- Up to $225k total comp depending on experience
- Discretionary year-end bonus (up to ~$20k, tied to performance/quality)
- Full benefits package (health, dental, vision, etc.)
What they’re looking for
- 3–8 years of insurance defense litigation experience
- Strong litigation fundamentals: writing, deposition experience, and case ownership
- California bar admission (or clearly eligible/relocating to practice in CA)
Location / Setup
Orange County – Hybrid (with a structured, professional team environment)
Hybrid schedule: typically 3 days in-office / 2 remote (flexible depending on case needs).
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