Raleigh - Labor & Employment Associate
About The Position
Fisher Phillips’s Raleigh office is seeking a Labor & Employment Associate with 3–7 years of experience. The associate will represent employers in labor and employment matters, working closely with experienced partners while managing substantive case responsibilities, contributing to case strategy, and engaging directly with clients. The role includes litigation from inception through resolution, as well as work on a broad range of labor and employment matters involving litigation and advice and counseling. Prior labor and employment experience is preferred. Candidates from other defense-side complex litigation practices are also welcome if they have a strong interest in developing a labor and employment practice and contributing to firm growth. Fisher Phillips values attorneys who embrace modern tools and forward-thinking approaches to improve efficiency and client service. Applicants must submit a cover letter addressed to Elise Lyman-Hall, Attorney Recruiting Manager, a resume, a law school transcript, and a writing sample of no more than 10 pages. The firm does not accept resumes from search firms for this position.
Requirements
- 3–7 years of relevant experience.
- Excellent academic credentials.
- Strong writing, analytical, and advocacy skills.
- Ability to manage multiple complex matters with a level of independence appropriate to experience.
- Collaborative mindset, empathy for teammates, and strong commitment to client service.
- Admission to the North Carolina Bar is required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior labor and employment experience is preferred.
- Experience in another defense-side complex litigation practice, with a strong interest in developing a labor and employment practice and contributing to firm growth.
Responsibilities
- Draft and respond to pleadings.
- Manage written and electronic discovery, including e-discovery strategy.
- Draft and argue dispositive and non-dispositive motions.
- Take and defend depositions.
- Participate in mediations.
- Manage substantive case responsibilities and contribute to case strategy.
- Engage directly with clients.
- Work on litigation and advice-and-counseling matters in labor and employment.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) with carve-out election and profit sharing.
- Life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
- Employee assistance program.
- Optional critical care, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
- Optional student loan refinancing.
- Optional dependent life insurance.
- Optional pet insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
