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Senior Employment Attorney (Remote)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Licensed to practice law in Colorado
  • 8+ years of experience in civil litigation
  • Prior experience with class actions and complex litigation
  • Candidates must be able to travel occasionally

Responsibilities

  • Prosecute wage & hour and unfair business practice cases
  • Handle discrimination and false advertising matters
  • Engage in discovery, oral advocacy, and motion practice
  • Take and defend depositions in state and federal courts

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Advocacy

About the company

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Direct Counsel

  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • Small startup
  • 2–10
Direct Counsel is a full-service provider of legal staffing, recruiting and specialized searches in the United States. Our expertise and knowledge of local markets gives us a distinct advantage in recruiting and retaining top legal talent available on a short-term or long-term basis, as well as permanent placements of all levels.

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Job description

Direct Counsel has partnered with a rapidly growing law firm in California that specializes in complex litigation, including consumer and employment class and representative actions, who is seeking qualified attorneys to join their expanding team in Denver, Colorado. 

The firm focuses on the prosecution of wage & hour, unfair business practice, discrimination, and false advertising matters in both state and federal Courts and has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of tens of thousands of employees and consumers.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience with an established firm in state and federal plaintiffs-side class action litigation, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of industries.

Hiring Criteria:

  • Licensed to practice law in Colorado
  • 8+ years of experience in civil litigation, including experience with discovery in the civil litigation context, oral advocacy and appearing in Court, motion practice, and taking/defending depositions preferred.
  • Prior experience with class actions, complex litigation, and wage and hour litigation preferred.
  • Candidates must be able to travel occasionally.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $200,000.00 - $400,000.00 per year + bonuses

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote (Hybrid possibility in the future)

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