Labor & Employment Associate (3-5 years) - Houston

Seyfarth Shaw LLP • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Labor & Employment Associate with 3-5 years of experience providing advice and counsel to employers and handling single-plaintiff, complex, collective, and/or class action litigation and proceedings on their behalf to join our Houston office. You'll be a member of our consistently ranked and nationally recognized Labor & Employment and Litigation practice groups. As a Labor & Employment/Litigation associate, you’ll have the opportunity to work on interesting, challenging, and groundbreaking cases in collaboration with senior attorneys.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ high-caliber experience representing employers in various types of labor and employment matters
• Experience handling employment law litigation, with an emphasis on single-plaintiff, complex and/or class and collective action matters, advice and counsel, administrative charges, policy reviews, and investigations
• Excellent writing and communication skills that allow you to advocate effectively with clients and on their behalf
• The ability and drive to take responsibility for routine and increasingly complex matters with minimal supervision
• Excellent academic credentials, analytical skills, good judgment, strong verbal and written communication skills, and solid work ethic
• Intellectual curiosity and high emotional intelligence, a willingness to think outside of the box, and a knack for finding practical solutions
• Admission to the Texas bar or the ability to waive in is required

Nice To Haves

• Practical litigation experience is a plus, with a preference for those who have handled court conferences, depositions, mediations, dispositive motions, and trials or who have wage and hour experience
• Judicial clerkship experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and counsel to employers
• Handling single-plaintiff, complex, collective, and/or class action litigation and proceedings
• Representing employers in various types of labor and employment matters
• Handling employment law litigation, with an emphasis on single-plaintiff, complex and/or class and collective action matters, advice and counsel, administrative charges, policy reviews, and investigations
• Taking responsibility for routine and increasingly complex matters with minimal supervision

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits at all levels
• Comprehensive training through our mentoring programs, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Annual merit increase
• Bonus pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree