We are hiring a wage and hour attorney with five to nine years of experience. The minimum billable requirement is 1,800 annual billable hours, but we are open to alternative billable thresholds. You will be eligible for bonuses, and total compensation for this position will range from $180,000 to $220,000. In essence, we are looking to acquire a high-caliber wage and hour attorney who is willing to work in a creative and collaborative environment where they can grow, innovate, and build a practice without the crushing demands of a traditional law firm, the antiquated business model, and the stuffy atmosphere.
WHO ARE WE?
Medina McKelvey is an employment law firm made up of former BigLaw attorneys with an entrepreneurial spirit, genuine joy for the practice of law, and a passion for peacemaking, service, and philanthropy. We are a rapidly growing full-service employment law firm with multiple practice groups—wage and hour defense; traditional employment litigation (“single plaintiff”); advice and counsel; wage and hour compliance training and certification; neutral workplace investigations; and employment mediation. We represent clients from all over the state and country in courts all over the state. We are a law firm with a big heart, a lively spirit, and a strong culture. We practice law with a client- and solution-first attitude and an unwavering desire to bring peace to our clients amidst the chaos of California employment law. Giving back is part of our mission, which includes sharing our profits with charities and those in need and fighting hunger, poverty, and human trafficking in real and tangible ways.
WAGE AND HOUR EXPERIENCE IS A MUST
You must have five to nine years of experience practicing employment law, with significant experience defending and resolve wage and hour class and PAGA cases. As one of the most innovative employment firms in the state, we are looking for the best and brightest to seize an opportunity to level up their wage and hour game.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS THESE CHARACTERISTICS
- Someone who shares our approach to practicing law and our firm culture.
- A person who is emotionally intelligent, efficient, collaborative, relational, thoughtful, entrepreneurial, and generous.
- Strong persuasive writing and communication skills are a must as are proactive task, time, and project management skills.
- Humility, sincerity, integrity, and the highest ethical standards are required.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- The eye for a great opportunity and the desire to grow personally and professionally along with the firm
- Someone who is creative, driven, and sets high standards for themselves, but who feels stifled in a traditional law firm environment
- A person willing to take some strategic risks and pursue upside through working in a smart, strategic, and innovative space
- Commitment to a positive atmosphere that is fun, professional, productive, and team oriented
- Demonstrated ability to practice law efficiently, proactively, and wisely
- The ability to practice with and learn from some of the best employment lawyers in California
- Superior communication skills with the ability to convey ideas and direction to team members and clients
- Extraordinary persuasive writing and proofreading skills; law review and/or judicial clerkship strongly preferred, but not required
- Demonstrated success proactively managing tasks and projects on a timeline and within a budget
- Solves problems, generates solutions, and looks for ways to innovate
- Thinks like a business owner and entrepreneur
- Has a generous spirit that desires to help others and give back
- Has the ability to jump into a growing business, learn fast, and adapt to a new environment that is not BigLaw
- Recognizes the upside potential of a growing business, while being realistic about the risk
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM US
- A place where faith and family come first before work
- No billable hour demands that crush your soul
- We work hard, but we work smart hours, not long hours; take weekends off; make it home in time for dinner more often than not; take lots of vacation; and work from wherever we do our best work, whether it be from home, the gym, coffee shops, or the office
- We believe that legal professionals who are well balanced spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally are more likely to serve their clients with efficiency, ingenuity, and innovation
- Integrity and the highest ethical standards cover our entire practice; we live and practice by the Golden Rule
- We want to make our clients stronger, which means defending them and helping them successfully resolve lawsuits, protecting them from future lawsuits, and preventing future conflict with employees
- We are an all-Mac, paperless law firm and embrace new technology
A FEW QUESTIONS AND NEXT STEPS
To determine if our approach to practicing law and our culture are a good match, we ask that you consider answers to the following questions:
- In 100 words or less why are you an ideal candidate to be our next employment attorney?
- What parts of the job posting resonated with you and seemed to match and what parts of the job posting made you a bit nervous or you weren’t sure about? Name at least three of each and explain why.
- What do you think your purpose is as an employment lawyer?
- What would you get out of practicing law in the manner discussed in this posting?
- What are the three biggest strengths you could bring to us?
- How can we support you in your legal career and what would you need to be successful?
- Name three things you look forward to about practicing in a growing and developing law firm and three things that scare you.
- Identify two organizations or charities that you support and how you support or serve them.