Mid-Level Associate, Labor & Employment Litigation

Office: Chicago

Class Years: 2018-2020

Labor and Employment Associate: 2018 through 2020 associate with significant employment litigation experience, including single-plaintiff actions involving discrimination, harassment, restrictive covenant/trade secret misappropriation and whistleblowing, as well as employment class actions and wage-and-hour collective actions. Experience in all (or most) of the following is preferred: conducting internal investigations, responding to demand letters, drafting position statements, handling discovery (including eDiscovery); researching and drafting motions and briefs; preparing for witness interviews and/or depositions, taking and/or defending depositions; working with expert witnesses; preparing for arguments, arbitrations, hearings and trial.

Candidates should also have experience providing advice and counseling on workplace law issues, including wage and hour, ADA and other workplace accommodation, employment and separation agreements, reductions in-force, and employment related policies.

Candidates must have management side law firm experience.