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Salary: USD 170,000 - 200,000 / annual
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries including food, mining, and transport. The company integrates hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate to deploy and scale autonomous systems in real-world environments.
You will join the Legal team as Counsel with a focus on employment law and workforce advisory. This role balances strategic initiatives with day-to-day employment matters, HR advice, and complex litigation. You will partner closely with HR and leadership across the entire employment cycle—from hiring and classification through compliance, workplace conduct, leaves of absence, accommodations, and separations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising HR and business leaders on employment law matters, including performance management, restructuring, terminations, and personnel issues
- Supporting employment litigation, including discovery management, strategy, case preparation, and pre/post-filing negotiations
- Drafting and reviewing employment agreements, consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, and related onboarding/offboarding documents
- Supporting workforce planning initiatives and strategic staffing decisions, including classification and hiring strategy
- Advising on background check processes and pre-employment screenings
- Investigating and advising on employee relations issues involving misconduct, discrimination, harassment, and workplace conduct
- Developing, reviewing, and updating employment policies, employee handbooks, and compliance documentation
- Assisting with strategic workforce integrations from an employment law and HR compliance perspective
- Meeting regularly with HR leadership to address emerging employment issues
- Ensuring compliance with federal, state (particularly California), and local employment law requirements
The role is based in the Los Angeles office with five-day-per-week onsite work. Atoms values invention, continuous change, and collaborative teamwork.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of employment law experience (law firm, in-house, or combination)
- Admitted to practice in California
- Solid grounding in California employment law and compliance
- Experience advising employers on day-to-day employment matters
- Litigation experience in employment law (discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, wage and hour, or related areas)
- Experience drafting and reviewing employment agreements and policies
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and efficiently across teams and advise non-legal stakeholders
- Excellent judgment and ability to multi-task, problem-solve creatively, and advise based on available information
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5–7 years of employment law experience
- Experience at/with tech companies, frontline workers, and/or highly-regulated environments, as well as global companies
- In-house counsel experience managing employment matters
- Exposure to workforce platforms, HRIS systems, or related technology
- Experience with investigations and misconduct allegations
- Ability to balance compliance, risk management, and business objectives
- Willingness to learn and grow, and comfort with ambiguity and risk; curiosity and resilience valued over pedigree
