What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate - Labor & Employment position at Law?
Job Description
The Opportunity:
Our client has an exciting opportunity for an associate to join their Labor and Employment Group in Chicago. Our client enjoys an outstanding reputation as a leading employment law firm, with strong credentials and experience counseling and representing management clients of all sizes on a wide range of employment matters—from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) counseling and wage and hour litigation to employee benefits, executive compensation and international employment law issues.
The cohesive and collaborative team in Chicago has a diverse and unique multidisciplinary practice that gives their associates the opportunity to work closely with shareholders and to participate in business development and client-facing activities. This platform supports and encourages career development and thrives on excellent client service.
About You:
The Opportunity:
Our client has an exciting opportunity for an associate to join their Labor and Employment Group in Chicago. Our client enjoys an outstanding reputation as a leading employment law firm, with strong credentials and experience counseling and representing management clients of all sizes on a wide range of employment matters—from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) counseling and wage and hour litigation to employee benefits, executive compensation and international employment law issues.
The cohesive and collaborative team in Chicago has a diverse and unique multidisciplinary practice that gives their associates the opportunity to work closely with shareholders and to participate in business development and client-facing activities. This platform supports and encourages career development and thrives on excellent client service.
About You:
- You generally have 5-7 years of employment law experience;
- You have employment counseling experience with a management-side law firm;
- You have solid litigation experience, including motion practice, drafting and responding to discovery requests and will have taken/defended depositions;
- You have strong research and brief writing skills;
- You have been exposed to wage/hour, employment class action and/or restrictive covenant and trade secrets litigation;
- You are comfortable working on multiple matters simultaneously; and
- You have a J.D. degree (or its equivalent) and strong academic credentials, and you are admitted in (and in good standing with) or taking steps to become admitted in Illinois.
- Offer top-tier, interesting work in a more personalized work environment.
- You are allowed you to accept as much responsibility and client contact as you are ready to assume.
- Provide substantial professional development assistance in the form of training, mentoring and performance feedback.
- Compensation and benefits structure is competitive.
- Hybrid work policy with three days a week in-office attendance and two days remote.
- Offer comprehensive business development training to attorneys at all levels.
- Offer a clear and transparent path for elevation to Shareholder, along with ongoing mentorship and guidance to achieve the same.
