Labor & Employment Associate
Labor & Employment Associate
Location: Seattle, WA
A leading international law firm is seeking a 4th–7th year Associate to join its Labor & Employment practice in Seattle. This is an outstanding opportunity to work on sophisticated employment litigation, counselling and transactional employment matters within a nationally recognised practice.
The role offers significant responsibility, direct client contact and the opportunity to work on complex employment disputes, class actions, wage and hour matters and employment-related aspects of corporate transactions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle employment litigation matters in state and federal courts
- Conduct and defend depositions and attend court appearances
- Draft dispositive motions, including summary judgment motions
- Manage discovery strategy and drafting of discovery requests and responses
- Oppose class certification motions and support class and collective action litigation
- Draft settlement agreements, separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements and restrictive covenant documentation
- Advise employers on employment law compliance, policies, handbooks, leaves, accommodations, performance management and terminations
- Conduct labor and employment due diligence in connection with M&A transactions
- Lead matters and supervise junior associates where appropriate
Who You Are:
- 4th–7th year associate
- Experience in employment litigation and counselling matters
- Strong legal writing and advocacy skills
- Experience taking and defending depositions and appearing in court
- Experience with wage and hour litigation, class actions and single-plaintiff employment disputes preferred
- Employment counselling experience strongly preferred
- Experience conducting labor and employment due diligence for M&A transactions highly preferred
- Federal clerkship experience is a plus
- Strong academic credentials
- Experience at an Am Law 100 firm preferred
Compensation:
Salary Range: $260,000 – $420,000 (DOE)
Benefits: Annual discretionary bonus, 401(k), medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave and family care benefits.
Interested?
Contact Max at max@tposearch.com to learn more or express interest.
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