Labor & Employment Associate

Labor & Employment Associate
Location: Seattle, WA

A leading international law firm is seeking a 4th–7th year Associate to join its highly regarded Labor & Employment practice in Seattle. This is an excellent opportunity to work with sophisticated employers on complex employment litigation, counselling and transactional employment matters while taking on significant responsibility within a collaborative and entrepreneurial team.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build lasting client relationships, lead matters and work alongside nationally recognised practitioners on a broad range of employment issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent employers in complex employment litigation, including single-plaintiff and class action matters
• Draft summary judgment motions, dispositive motions and other substantive briefing
• Handle court appearances, depositions and all phases of litigation
• Manage written discovery and eDiscovery processes
• Draft motions to compel arbitration and oppositions to class certification motions
• Prepare separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements and other employment-related documents
• Advise employers on workplace policies, employee handbooks, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, discipline, hiring and terminations
• Conduct labour and employment due diligence in connection with M&A transactions
• Supervise junior associates and maintain strong internal and external client relationships

Who You Are:

• 4th–7th year associate
• Significant employment law experience
• Strong employment litigation experience, including court appearances and depositions
• Experience at an Am Law 100 firm preferred
• Experience handling wage and hour litigation, class actions and client counselling preferred
• Experience drafting dispositive motions and complex employment agreements
• Labour and employment due diligence experience for M&A transactions highly preferred
• Federal judicial clerkship experience is a plus
• Excellent legal writing, analytical and communication skills
• Outstanding academic credentials
• Ability to lead matters and thrive in a collaborative environment

Compensation:
Salary Range: $260,000 – $420,000 (DOE)

Benefits:
Annual discretionary bonus, 401(k), medical, dental and vision insurance, personal medical and parental leave, paid holidays, family care benefits and a comprehensive benefits package.

Interested?
Contact Max at max@tposearch.com to learn more or express interest.

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