Counsel, Employment Litigation

Tesla is looking for a litigation attorney to join our Employment Law Team. The Counsel, Employment Litigation will represent and defend Tesla in all aspects of employment-related litigation matters.

 As a member of Tesla’s fun and fast-paced Legal Department, this attorney will be responsible for handling primarily single plaintiff employment disputes and related litigation matters, including day-to-day aspects of Employment Litigation matters with the assistance of a paralegal. Key to this role will be substantial experience with all aspects of Employment Litigation and arbitrations in California.

• Licensed attorney with 10-plus years experience in California litigation (state and federal court)
• Employment law and litigation experience at a law firm or government agency.
• Experience in employment defense litigation, including initial case assessment, strategy development, propounding and responding to discovery, drafting motions, mediation, arbitration, and court trials
• Possess an entrepreneurial mindset and take active ownership of your areas of responsibility. Capable of working both autonomously and collaboratively, effective at juggling and prioritizing multiple competing tasks in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• A quick and flexible learner: intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change
• Inspire trust, forge relationships quickly, and earn the confidence and cooperation of your business partners. High standards, impeccable integrity and ethics, unquestionable good judgment, well-honed analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communications skills