Except for a few exceptions, attorneys do not specialize in certain areas of law the way that doctors do. All attorneys in California take the same bar examination. However, this does not mean that attorneys do not have their particular areas of expertise.
Employment law is a very special field.
It mixes civil rights law with contract law, statutory torts with common-law torts, and federal law with state law. When considering hiring a lawyer to handle an employment law case, the client should consider the lawyer's experience in employment law. Paying for an Attorney Attorneys can be very expensive. It can cost tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars to take a case to trial. Many people who have an employment law problem cannot afford this.