Labor & Employment Staff Attorney, Advice & Counsel

Sheppard is a global Am Law 50 full‑service law firm with over 1,000 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide. The Orange County office currently has over 100 attorneys who practice in a variety of areas including Labor & Employment, Business Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Real Estate, Finance, and more.

With more than 150 attorneys in the Labor & Employment group firmwide, Sheppard has one of the largest and most prestigious practices in the country. Our attorneys advise employers of all sizes—ranging from Fortune 100 companies to high tech and traditional business start‑ups—in all aspects of employment advice and counseling, disputes and litigation, international employment and mobility, and union management relations.

We have considerable expertise in all matters affecting the workplace including wage and hour, class and collective actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, employment agreements, layoffs, and ERISA.

The strength and depth of our practice is rooted in our ability to provide truly full‑service labor and employment law counseling.

Our team in Orange County continues to outperform and as a result continues to grow. We are currently recruiting for an outstanding staff attorney with 7+ years of experience in an advice & counsel capacity. Our L&E practice group prides itself on employing attorneys with expertise in their fields who can take ownership of matters.

• Counseling employers in areas of California and Federal employment law
• Drafting employment agreements and policies, including employee handbooks
• Conducting complex internal fact investigations and analysis
• Conducting audits of employer wage and hour and HR practices
• Self‑starter who requires minimal oversight
• Candidates with experience working in both a law firm setting and in‑house roles would be preferred
• Employment defense litigation experience would be helpful, but is not required, as this is not a litigation role

Resume, cover letter, and law school transcript are required to apply.
This is a non‑partner‑track Staff Attorney position, primarily assisting one partner in our Orange County office.

While this role is based in Orange County, we will also consider qualified candidates in Century City, Del Mar, or Downtown San Diego. We will also consider fully remote candidates, as this role will not require any regular travel. Applicants must be admitted to the California Bar.

We are not currently accepting candidate submissions from outside, third‑party recruiters.

The annual salary range for this position is $200,000 to $250,000.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Isabella LeBlanc at