Remote Labor and Employment Associate Jobs

Job Description:

Lanak & Hanna, a full-service law firm, seeks an experienced employment paralegal to support our California Labor & Employment practice. You will work directly with partners and associates representing employers across the full lifecycle of employment matters — from responding to administrative charges and PAGA notices through discovery, trial and arbitration, , as well as defending single-plaintiff, class, and representative wage-and-hour actions and supporting day-to-day advice and counsel. This is a substantive, deadline-driven role for a paralegal who can own tasks independently and bring order to high-volume, document-intensive matters.

Duties:

• Prepare, organize, and cite-check pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, and witness and exhibit lists for California superior courts and the federal district courts.
• Marshal and organize the employer’s records — personnel files, payroll and timekeeping data, handbooks, and policies — for discovery, investigations, and damages analysis.
• Manage e-discovery for corporate clients: coordinate collections, run document reviews, build privilege logs, and liaise with vendors.
• Maintain litigation calendars and dockets; track California and federal court, arbitration (AAA/JAMS), and agency deadlines, and calendar deadlines under the California Code of Civil Procedure and applicable local rules.
• Assemble chronologies, personnel-file and timekeeping summaries, and wage-and-hour damages and PAGA penalty exposure analyses to support the defense.
• Support depositions, mediations, arbitrations, MSCs, and trials, including preparing binders and exhibits and attending as needed.
• Assist with workplace investigations and client audits, including interview scheduling, evidence tracking, and report preparation.
• Conduct factual and public-records research and cite-check filings.
• Help employers maintain and update employee handbooks, wage-and-hour policies, and compliance materials under attorney supervision.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of paralegal experience, with a substantial portion in management-side California labor and employment litigation.
• Working knowledge of California employment law — FEHA, the Labor Code and Wage Orders, meal/rest and overtime rules, and PAGA — alongside the federal statutes (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA/CFRA, FLSA).
• Strong command of California civil procedure and e-filing in California superior courts and federal district courts (CM/ECF).
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Pro, and document-management systems.
• Comfort working directly with corporate clients and their HR and in-house teams to gather records and information.
• Excellent written and organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and sound judgment in prioritizing competing deadlines.
• Discretion in handling confidential and sensitive personnel information.

Preferred:

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program or equivalent experience meeting California Business & Professions Code § 6450 requirements; bachelor’s degree a plus.
• Experience defending class and PAGA representative actions and complex wage-and-hour litigation.
• Familiarity with relevant California venues — e.g., Los Angeles and Orange County superior courts.

Candidate Plusses:

- California Notary qualification a plus.

- Very competitive starting salary for the right candidate.

Benefits: Paid holidays, paid sick time, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and a 401(k) plan with annual Employer matching contributions.

Job Type: Full-time Monday through Friday. Monday through Thursday is required in office with optional remote on Friday.

Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Work Location: In person