Salary range: $200K - $230KLocation: West Los Angeles, CA
Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g., U.S. citizens, green card holders)
Hybrid work policy: 2 days in-office in West Los Angeles, CA
About this roleWe are looking for an Employment Partner with 8+ years of California employment law experience to launch and lead a dedicated employment practice at a sophisticated West LA boutique. This is a rare build-and-own opportunity with immediate internal referral flow from the firm's active Corporate, Real Estate, and Litigation groups - you'll bring your own book and grow it with built-in deal flow.
What will you be doing?- Building and owning an employment practice from the ground up, with cross-referrals from the firm's busy corporate and real estate transactional teams
- Advising employers on California wage & hour compliance, handbooks, policies, RIFs, and executive/separation agreements
- Defending single-plaintiff employment claims and handling wage & hour class actions and PAGA representative actions
- Supporting M&A and real estate transactions on employment diligence, executive compensation, and post-closing integration matters
- Originating and growing client relationships while mentoring associates as the practice scales
Key Requirements- 8+ years of defense-side California employment law experience spanning both advice & counsel and litigation
- Portable book of business of at least $350K (ideally $500K+)
- Active California State Bar membership
- Entrepreneurial mindset - excited to build a practice, not inherit one
- Based in or willing to relocate to the Los Angeles area
Role responsibilities• Draft and turn around transactional documents (SPAs, asset purchase agreements, LLC agreements, stockholder agreements, NDAs, employment agreements, ancillary acquisition docs)
• Join Zoom calls with clients
• Receive direct partner mentorship
• Coordinate closing documents, manage changes, and keep deals moving
• Interface with opposing counsel and clients regularly
