$130,000–$220,000 Base Salary | Full-Time | Fully Remote | California Bar Required | 2+ Years of Employment-Law Experience
The Law Office of Stephanie F. Dominguez is seeking an experienced California employment attorney to join our growing Workplace Law Division.
This is a fully remote position offering meaningful case ownership, direct client contact, substantial autonomy, and the opportunity to handle both California workplace matters and specialized federal employment-law matters.
WHY JOIN US?
- Fully remote position — applicants may reside anywhere in California
- $130,000–$220,000 base salary, depending on experience, qualifications, and demonstrated performance
- Significant case ownership and direct client relationships
- Meaningful autonomy with support from a collaborative remote team
- Opportunity to expand your experience in specialized federal employment law
- Firm-supported marketing and business development
- Professional promotion through attorney-focused educational content, professional channels, and social media
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Paid CLEs
- Paid professional liability insurance
- Additional performance-based compensation opportunities may be available
- Additional compensation opportunities may be available for qualified matters originated by the attorney
A SIMPLE HIRING PROCESS
Qualified applicants will complete the Indeed screener questions and, if selected to move forward, interview directly with firm owner Stephanie F. Dominguez, Esq.
There is no multi-stage recruiter or HR interview process.
FIRM-SUPPORTED GROWTH
The firm actively invests in marketing and business development to support continued practice growth and generate new client opportunities.
Attorneys are not expected to build a book of business on their own.
We also promote our attorneys through professionally developed educational content across professional channels and social media. Content is reviewed and approved by the attorney before publication and is designed to help build professional visibility, strengthen the attorney’s professional profile, and demonstrate subject-matter knowledge.
ABOUT US
The Law Office of Stephanie F. Dominguez is a growing, fully remote California law firm focused on workplace law, family law, and estate planning.
Our Workplace Law Division represents federal employees and labor unions nationwide, as well as employees, employers, and public agencies in California workplace matters.
Our practice includes:
- Federal employment law
- Public-sector employment law
- Labor law
- Employment litigation
- Administrative proceedings
- Workers’ compensation matters
- Workplace investigations
- HR and employment counseling
- Wage-and-hour matters
- Disability-accommodation issues
- Disciplinary actions
- Whistleblower matters
- Related workplace disputes
We represent clients before the MSPB, EEOC, OWCP, NLRB, U.S. District Courts, the Federal Circuit, and California state courts.
We are committed to exceptional client service, proactive communication, accountability, and efficient virtual operations.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are seeking a California-licensed attorney with a minimum of two years of experience practicing employment law.
This position is ideal for an attorney who enjoys managing matters from intake through resolution, developing litigation strategy, working directly with clients, and assuming meaningful responsibility for case outcomes.
You will have substantial autonomy and ownership of your matters while working within a collaborative, fully remote firm environment.
The role also offers the opportunity to develop experience in the specialized area of federal employment law while handling a broad range of California workplace-law matters.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute case strategy
- Conduct legal research and analysis
- Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, and supporting declarations
- Manage discovery
- Take and defend depositions
- Participate in mediations and settlement negotiations
- Represent clients before administrative agencies, including the EEOC and MSPB
- Handle state and federal workplace-law matters
- Serve as primary counsel through hearing, trial, settlement, or final disposition
LOCATION
Fully remote.
Applicants may reside anywhere in California.
The successful candidate must be willing and able to handle occasional in-person court appearances, depositions, mediations, client meetings, and other proceedings, primarily in Southern California, when reasonably required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Active member in good standing with the State Bar of California
- Minimum of two years of experience practicing employment law
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a litigation caseload
- Strong legal writing, analytical, and advocacy skills
- Excellent communication and client-management abilities
- Demonstrated history of professional reliability and employment stability
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience representing federal employees before the EEOC, MSPB, OWCP, or related administrative agencies
- Experience with public-sector employment law
- Experience with labor-law matters
- Experience conducting workplace investigations
- Experience with MyCase or similar practice-management software
- Experience with contemporaneous billable-time entry
- Prior remote-work experience
COMPENSATION
$130,000–$220,000 base salary, depending on experience, qualifications, and demonstrated performance.
Additional performance-based compensation opportunities may be available.
Attorneys who originate qualified new matters for the firm may also be eligible for additional origination compensation, subject to firm policies and the terms established for the matter.
BENEFITS
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Paid CLEs
- Paid professional liability insurance
- Fully remote work environment
SCHEDULE
Core business hours are generally 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
ANTICIPATED START DATE
September 2, 2026–September 16, 2026
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply through Indeed and complete the Indeed screener questions.
- Candidates selected to move forward will interview directly with Stephanie F. Dominguez, Esq., firm owner.
- Compensation, incentive opportunities, benefits, responsibilities, and other terms of employment may vary based on experience, qualifications, performance, business needs, applicable plan terms, and firm policies.
Pay: $130,000.00 - $220,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Availability: (A) How soon are you available to start? (e.g., immediately, specific date.) (B) Do you anticipate any recurring commitments preventing availability or responsiveness for more than one consecutive hour during business hours (8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. PT, Mon–Fri)? (Type "No", or "Yes" with a 1-sentence explanation of the nature and timing.)
- Credentials & Location: (A) Are you an active member in good standing of the State Bar of California? If yes, how many total years have you been licensed in California? (Example: "Yes, 4 years" or "No".) (B) What is your current city and state? (State your location.)
- Withdrawal & Fee Disputes: From time to time, this position may involve working with our billing department on matters such as client nonpayment, fee disputes, fee arbitrations, termination or suspension of services, attorney withdrawal, and related ethical issues. Are you willing and able to participate in handling these responsibilities as needed? (Type "Yes" or "No".)
- Labor & Employment Law: (A) How many years of experience do you have handling employment law matters? (Type "None" or state years.) (B) Are you willing and able to independently manage labor and employment matters from intake through final resolution, including case strategy, client communications, pleadings, discovery, administrative proceedings, hearings, appeals, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, trial, and deadline management, without day-to-day supervision? (Type "Yes" or "No".)
- Billing, Intake & Retainers: (A) How many years of experience do you have drafting contemporaneous, detailed billable time entries that go directly onto client invoices for payment? (Type "None", or state years.) (B) After training, are you willing and able to independently evaluate prospective clients, determine whether representation should be offered, assess the appropriate fees and scope of representation, and draft or revise retainer/engagement agreements? (Type "Yes" or "No".)
- Schedule & Appearances: (A) If hired, would you be willing and able to work a full-time schedule (about 40 hours per week)? (Type "Yes", or "No".) (B) Although this is a primarily remote position, are you willing and able to attend occasional in-person court appearances, depositions, mediations, client meetings, and other proceedings, primarily in Southern California, when reasonably required? (Type "Yes" or "No".)
- Compensation & Commitment: (A) Does your desired annual compensation fall within the range of $130,000–$220,000)? (Type "Yes" or "No" and specify your desired annual compensation.) (B) Do you intend to maintain any other employment, law practice, consulting work, business activities, or recurring professional commitments while working in this position? (Type "No", or "Yes" with a 1–sentence explanation.)
Work Location: Remote
