Sr Attorney - Employment Litigation (CA)

Provides legal counsel and advice to the corporation and its subsidiaries. Ensures their effective operation in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Essential Functions

• Provide legal counsel, advice, review and direction to various departments and members of management on all levels.
• Ensure company compliance with all applicable federal, state & local commercial regulations & ensure that all legal obligations of the company are properly recognized & carried out.
• Stay abreast of existing & new regulations & review, analyze & provide comments to notices of proposed rulemakings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Juris Doctorate degree from an Accredited Bar Association (ABA). Accredited law school and admission to the bar. Superior academic record.

Minimum Experience

Six (6) years of experience and demonstrated competence as a practicing attorney in a relevant area of law.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Ability to determine appropriateness of settlement or litigation. Excellent research and writing skills. Strong negotiation, human relations and communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications: CA‑admitted attorney with superior academics and strong research, writing, negotiation, and communication skills. Experienced in independently handling all aspects of CA employment, wage‑and‑hour class, and PAGA litigation, including responsive pleadings, discovery, law‑and‑motion practice, trials before judges and juries, and appellate issues. Ability to use electronic discovery tools, like Rel 1. Proficiency in using AI tools, like Lexis Protégé, Gemini, Copilot, etc., to enhance proficiency.

Pay Transparency:

Pay: $13,531.20/mo - $18,267.12/mo

Additional Details: This is a hybrid position in Irvine, CA. | Big Law firm experience is preferred.

Pay Transparency:

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire.

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California Fair Chance: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers , the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

FedEx complies with criminal history and Security Threat Assessment (STA) screening requirements defined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for positions requiring security identification display area (SIDA) access, Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations for commercial driving positions, Department of Defense Facility Security Office standard procedures in covered facilities, and all other laws, regulations, or executive orders, including those required by federal, state, or local government contract, or which the Attorney General determines to be essential for an employer to do business with an agency or department of the federal, state, or local government.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [email protected] .

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:

E-Verify Program Participant: Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only). Please click below to learn more about the E-Verify program:

• E-Verify Notice ( bilingual )
• Right to Work Notice ( English ) / ( Spanish )