[Hiring] California Labor and Employment Counsel @LAZ Parking

Role Description

The California Labor & Employment Counsel reports to the Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment, and is responsible for mitigating legal risk for the company’s operations in California in areas such as labor relations, wage and hour compliance, and employee relations.

• Own matters from the first demand letter through resolution, including case assessments, mediations, and settlement negotiations.
• Work directly with Operations and Human Resources leaders and report on litigation to the Executive Committee.
• Partner with Compliance, Human Resources, and Operations to translate lessons from real employment disputes into practical recommendations for policies, SOPs, training, and operational controls.
• Work closely with and learn from the Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment, with room to grow your responsibilities.

As an integral part of the company’s legal team, the California Labor & Employment Counsel provides advice on a wide variety of legal-related matters, including:

• Potential litigation
• Pre-litigation demands
• Agency charges
• Labor cases
• Wage and hour cases
• Workplace investigations

As guided by Senior Counsel, the Counsel develops litigation strategy, evaluates potential exposure, recommends and maintains appropriate financial reserves, manages outside employment counsel, and provides litigation reporting to executive leadership. The Counsel also analyzes claims and litigation outcomes to identify recurring factual, operational, and legal-risk trends.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree required.
• Active member in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• At least 3 years of California employment law practice.
• Employment litigation experience.
• California wage and hour experience (PAGA and class action).
• Experience with HR compliance laws, including leave and accommodation requirements.

Requirements

• Travel: Up to 10%, based on business needs.
• Location: Remote (California-based), with some in-person travel based on business needs.

Skills

• Ability to navigate competing priorities across Operations, HR, and clients.
• Ability to drive change in employee behavior and workplace culture.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to influence results in a multi-site, multi-state environment.
• Ability to effectively manage up.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Openness to adopting new technology, including AI tools, to improve the efficiency and quality of legal work.
• Coachable, open to feedback, and committed to continuous learning.

Physical Demands

Primarily sedentary work. Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, communicate by phone and videoconference, and travel to company sites, courts, and mediations as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

Pay Scale

• Base salary: $140k - $171k; eligible for 10% annual target bonus.
• FLSA Status: Exempt.