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Senior Associate or Counsel - Labor & Employment
Chicago, IL - hybrid
A top firm is seeking a Senior Associate or Counsel with 6 years of experience to join its Labor Employment Practice Group in the Chicago office.
The ideal candidate will have significant traditional labor experience, including substantial hands-on involvement with:
- Union relations and collective bargaining
- NLRB proceedings and unfair labor practice charges
- Labor arbitrations and grievance handling
- Day-to-day counseling on traditional labor matters
Candidates must be able to independently manage a wide range of labor matters from day one.
In addition, candidates should have meaningful experience across the full spectrum of employment law counseling, transactions, and litigation, including:
- Hiring, discipline, and separation issues
- Wage and hour compliance and litigation
- EEO and discrimination matters
- Non-compete, restrictive covenant, and trade secret issues
- Drafting and reviewing employment agreements, policies, and handbooks
- Due diligence in corporate transactions
- Employee accommodations and leave (ADA, FMLA, state/local laws)
- Workplace investigations
- Employment litigation, including single-plaintiff and class/collective actions
- 6-10 years of experience
- Strong academic background
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and compliance
- Admission to the Illinois State Bar in good standing (required)
- Salary range: $310,000 - $370,000, commensurate with experience
Salary : $310,000 - $370,000