Labor & Employment Associate Attorney - Midlevel
About The Position
Perkins Coie LLP is a leading international law firm with a dynamic culture based on collaboration, dedication to serving clients, and mutual respect. The firm is recognized for a workplace culture where all employees can grow and reach their full potential. This position is for a midlevel to senior associate with four to seven years of employment law experience to join the Labor & Employment practice group in the Seattle office. The firm is seeking candidates with a demonstrated passion for building a practice and a desire to work creatively with clients to find solutions.
Requirements
- Midlevel to senior associate
- Four to seven years of employment law experience
- Strong academic credentials
- Excellent legal writing skills
- Experience in employment litigation
- Experience with court appearances
- Experience with depositions
- Experience preferably with an AmLaw 100 law firm
- Ability to effectively manage internal and external client relationships
- Ability to take the lead on matters
- Ability to supervise junior associates
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated passion for building a practice
- Desire to work creatively with clients to find solutions
- Federal clerkship experience
- Experience in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits
- Experience handling wage and hour matters
- Experience with client counseling
- Experience in drafting Summary judgment motions and other dispositive briefing
- Experience in drafting motions to compel arbitration
- Experience in drafting discovery requests and responses
- Experience in drafting oppositions to motions for class certification (including declaration gathering drives)
- Experience in drafting long-form settlement agreements in wage and hour class/collective actions
- Experience in drafting separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements, and PIIAs
- Experience advising and counseling clients on employment law compliance including policies, handbooks, leaves and accommodations, employee performance and discipline, hiring and terminations
- Experience with conducting labor due diligence on M&A deals
Responsibilities
- Employment litigation, including court appearances and depositions
- Manage internal and external client relationships
- Take the lead on matters
- Supervise junior associates
- Drafting Summary judgment motions and other dispositive briefing
- Drafting motions to compel arbitration
- Drafting discovery requests and responses
- Drafting oppositions to motions for class certification (including declaration gathering drives)
- Drafting long-form settlement agreements in wage and hour class/collective actions
- Drafting separation agreements, offer letters, arbitration agreements, and PIIAs
- Advising and counseling clients on employment law compliance including policies, handbooks, leaves and accommodations, employee performance and discipline, hiring and terminations
- Conducting labor due diligence on M&A deals
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Personal medical leave
- Parental leave
- Up to ten paid Holidays
- Family care benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
