Closing Date: 31st December, 2025
Description:
A US Based Law Firm is seeking an attorney with a minimum of 6 years of legal experience in wage and hour and class, collective, and/or representative actions and issues to join A US Based Law Firm as a Class Action Counsel, Case Evaluation attorney. The candidate should possess excellent academic credentials, and their experience should include significant litigation work. Candidate must be licensed to practice law in California and in their state of residence. Pursuant to California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, DC, and Jersey City, New Jersey regulation, the salary range is $125,000 to $175,000 annually, contingent on relevant experience and education and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: A US Based Law Firm. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Responsibilities:
Class Action Counsel are full-time, remote attorneys with a reduced billable hours requirement and with no obligation to engage in any business-related travel or any required business development. These positions are ideal for attorneys seeking interesting, challenging work that allows more flexibility than on-track roles.
Class Action Counsel, Case Evaluation attorneys are responsible for partnering with the local trial team to conduct the fact investigation and exposure assessment for class, collective, and representative actions, including PAGA matters. This position is also responsible for the following:
- Drafting answers, corporate disclosures, and initial disclosures in various jurisdictions.
- Analyzing potential for removal, including damages calculation under the Class Action Fairness Act and preparing removal documents.
- Preparing a full evaluation of the case based on the needs of the client and trial team, including an assessment of the client's wage and hour and/or other employment policies and practices, analysis of the claims at issue in the case, analysis of data to support the case evaluation and exposure analysis, and the defenses in the matter.
- Providing sufficient information and analysis of their matters to allow remaining members of the case teams to transition efficiently into discovery, preparation for mediation, brief writing, and/or subsequent phases of the case.
- Participating in remaining litigation as needed, including providing support related to class certification and settlement.
- Acting as the point person or liaison between the local trial team and the Class Action Counsel team to identify when additional team members are needed.
Qualifications:
Candidates for this position should have:
- The ability to discern practical and well-founded options for the effective defense of class, collective, and representative actions in California wage and hour and PAGA litigation.
- The ability to work with the data analytics team to develop damages modeling and an exposure assessment for class, collective, and representative actions, including experience with Excel.
- A minimum of 6 years of legal experience in wage and hour and class, collective, and/or representative actions and issues, including hands-on experience being responsible for cases through their entire life cycle.
- The ability to focus on the most relevant and important aspects of a case and to develop work product while simultaneously conducting the investigation and analysis of the case.
- An active bar license in California and the candidate's state of residence.
