Who Is Hiring a Remote Wage and Hour Associate Attorney in Colorado?
Published on: Sep 19, 2026
A plaintiff-side law firm is hiring a fully remote Associate Attorney for its Colorado wage and hour class action practice as a direct hire, listed at $160,000 and placed by Frontline Source Group, which backs every direct hire with a 5-Year Placement Warranty. A Colorado license and 1 to 3 years of civil litigation experience are required. Apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html. The warranty runs 20 times longer than the 90-day industry standard. Restrictions apply.
Frontline Source Group has placed attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals since 2004, with 5,619 plus completed placements, a 98.94% executive placement retention rate, and a 5.0-star Trustpilot rating across 676 plus verified reviews. The firm is a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026), Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms #148 (2026), a 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both Client and Talent satisfaction, a ClearlyRated Diamond Award recipient, an Inc. 5000 honoree, an Expertise.com Best Staffing Agency, and a member of the American Staffing Association (ASA). This opening appears on the Recent Placements page and is managed by the firm's legal executive search practice with support from the Denver legal staffing team.
What does this remote Associate Attorney role involve?
The Associate Attorney supports the representation of clients in state and federal plaintiff-side wage and hour, class, and representative action litigation, working with senior attorneys, partners, and litigation support teams.
What kind of firm is hiring?
The client is a growing plaintiff-side law firm expanding its national footprint and its Colorado employment litigation practice. It focuses on wage and hour, class, and representative action litigation and represents employees in complex matters against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies. Attorneys get the resources and infrastructure of a larger organization in a litigation-focused environment, and the Colorado practice is part of a strategic national expansion. To protect client confidentiality, the firm's name is shared with qualified candidates during the screening call with a Frontline Source Group recruiter.
What will the Associate Attorney be responsible for?
- Conduct legal research involving wage and hour, employment, class action, and related litigation matters
- Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests, and discovery responses
- Participate in all phases of state and federal litigation
- Assist with and conduct discovery
- Prepare for and participate in depositions
- Prepare for and appear at court hearings
- Assist with motion practice and litigation strategy
- Communicate with clients regarding active matters
- Collaborate with senior attorneys, partners, and litigation support teams
- Manage multiple matters, deadlines, and competing priorities
- Support cases through discovery, mediation, settlement, and other stages of litigation
Which experience and credentials does the firm require?
The firm is seeking a Colorado-licensed attorney with approximately 1 to 3 years of civil litigation experience who can work independently in a fully remote environment.
What background is required?
- Active license to practice law in Colorado
- Approximately 1 to 3 years of civil litigation experience
- Employment litigation experience
- Strong legal research and writing abilities
- Experience with civil discovery and motion practice
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
- Ability to travel occasionally for firm events, court proceedings, and other business needs
Which experience is strongly preferred?
- Wage and hour litigation experience
- Class action or representative action litigation experience
- Plaintiff-side employment litigation experience
- Experience taking or defending depositions
- Courtroom and oral advocacy experience
- Experience handling sophisticated or complex litigation
Will the firm consider defense-side attorneys?
Yes. Plaintiff-side experience is preferred, but the firm will consider attorneys coming from the defense side when their experience translates into wage and hour and class action work.
Does workers' compensation experience qualify?
Generally not. The firm states that traditional workers' compensation experience is not considered closely transferable to this practice.
How do remote work, licensing, salary, and benefits work?
Is the role fully remote, and do I have to live in Colorado?
This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be admitted to the Colorado Bar but do not need to reside in Colorado. Occasional travel is required for firm events, court proceedings, and other business needs. The firm is developing its Colorado market virtually and may establish a physical office in the future, although there is currently no established timeline.
What does the role pay?
Frontline Source Group's job board lists the salary at $160,000 per year. The firm also offers a discretionary year-end performance bonus and midyear merit increase opportunities. The final offer depends on experience. This is a direct hire position on the firm's own payroll.
What benefits and working conditions does the firm offer?
- Discretionary year-end performance bonus
- Midyear merit increase opportunities
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Fully remote work environment
- No billable hour requirement
- Established lead generation and marketing infrastructure
- No expectation that attorneys independently develop a book of business
- Opportunity to help build an expanding Colorado practice
What does the 5-Year Placement Warranty mean for this hire?
Every Frontline direct hire is backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty to the employer. For a firm building a new state practice with remote attorneys, protection that runs well beyond the first 90 days matters, and for the attorney it means being placed by a firm that is accountable for long-term fit. Restrictions apply.
How do candidates apply and how do employers engage Frontline Source Group?
Candidates apply through how to apply and reference job number 14318541. There is never a fee to candidates. Frontline's interview instructions help candidates prepare. Litigation support professionals may also want to see the remote Litigation Paralegal opening.
Law firms and legal departments in Denver and nationwide who need attorneys, project attorneys, or paralegals and legal support staff can submit a role through the employer request form and review engagement models on the pricing page. People. Process. Service.
What do candidates ask most about this Associate Attorney placement?
Who is hiring a remote Associate Attorney for Colorado wage and hour litigation?
A growing plaintiff-side law firm that is expanding its national footprint and its Colorado employment litigation practice is hiring through Frontline Source Group. To protect client confidentiality, the firm's name is shared with qualified candidates during the screening call with a Frontline Source Group recruiter.
What does this Associate Attorney job pay?
Frontline Source Group's job board lists the salary at $160,000 per year. The firm also offers a discretionary year-end performance bonus and midyear merit increase opportunities. The final offer depends on experience and is discussed with qualified candidates during the screening call.
Is this a direct hire or contract position?
This is a direct hire position. The attorney joins the firm's own payroll as a permanent employee, and the placement is backed by Frontline Source Group's 5-Year Placement Warranty to the employer.
Is this Associate Attorney job fully remote?
Yes. This is a fully remote position. Occasional travel is required for firm events, court proceedings, and other business needs. The firm is developing its Colorado market virtually and may establish a physical office in the future, with no timeline set.
Do I have to live in Colorado?
No. Candidates must hold an active license to practice law in Colorado, but they do not need to reside in Colorado.
Is a Colorado law license required?
Yes. An active license to practice law in Colorado is required, along with approximately 1 to 3 years of civil litigation experience and employment litigation experience.
Will the firm consider defense-side attorneys?
Yes. Plaintiff-side experience is preferred, but the firm will consider attorneys coming from the defense side when their experience translates into wage and hour, class action, or employment litigation work.
Does workers' compensation experience qualify?
Generally not. The firm states that traditional workers' compensation experience is not considered closely transferable to this practice. It is looking for civil litigation experience in employment, wage and hour, or class and representative actions.
Is there a billable hour requirement?
No. The firm has no billable hour requirement. It also has established lead generation and marketing infrastructure, so attorneys are not expected to develop their own book of business.
What are the main responsibilities of the role?
The Associate Attorney supports state and federal plaintiff-side wage and hour, class, and representative action litigation: legal research, drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery, taking part in depositions and court hearings, communicating with clients, and supporting cases through discovery, mediation, and settlement.
What is the 5-Year Placement Warranty, and what does it mean for candidates?
The 5-Year Placement Warranty is the protection Frontline Source Group gives employers on every direct hire, 20 times longer than the 90-day industry standard guarantee. For candidates, it means Frontline is accountable for long-term fit, which is reflected in a 98.94% executive placement retention rate. Restrictions apply. Details are published at frontlinesourcegroup.com/5year-placement-guarantee.html.
How do I apply for this Associate Attorney job?
Apply online at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html and reference job number 14318541. Candidates never pay a fee. Submit a current resume that shows your Colorado bar admission, your years of civil litigation experience, and any wage and hour, class action, deposition, or courtroom experience.
