About this role
Labor & Employment Litigation Associate Attorney
Full time
Dallas, Texas | Hybrid
Labor & Employment Litigation Associate Attorney
AmLaw 100 Opportunity
Compensation
$200,000 – $350,000+
Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Labor & Employment Litigation Associate Attorney opportunity with a leading Am Law 100 firm in Dallas.
This is an excellent opportunity for a litigation associate interested in a sophisticated management-side employment litigation practice, representing employers in complex workplace disputes in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.
Ideal Background
- 2–6 years of labor and employment litigation experience
- Experience representing employers in sophisticated employment disputes
- Experience handling matters involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, restrictive covenants, and trade secret disputes
- Experience litigating matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies
- Strong experience drafting pleadings, dispositive motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and other litigation documents
- Experience taking and defending depositions and working with fact and expert witnesses
- Experience with hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation
- Experience handling EEOC and other administrative agency matters
- Ability to independently manage significant portions of cases while collaborating with partners and clients
- Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills
- Excellent client service and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters in a fast-paced environment
- Strong academic credentials
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school required
- Texas bar admission required or ability to become admitted
Why This Opportunity
- Sophisticated management-side employment litigation
- Exposure to complex workplace disputes involving major employers
- Meaningful responsibility throughout the litigation lifecycle
- Opportunities for depositions, hearings, mediation, arbitration, and trial experience
- Direct client interaction and involvement in litigation strategy
- Collaboration with complementary labor and employment, commercial litigation, corporate, and regulatory practices
- Excellent platform for developing sophisticated litigation experience and advancing your career
Interested?
If you're a Dallas labor and employment litigation associate interested in exploring a new opportunity, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.
Even if you're not actively looking, it never hurts to know what's out there. I'm happy to discuss compensation, partnership track, billable expectations, firm culture, hybrid flexibility, and whether this opportunity could make sense for your career.
All inquiries are confidential.
Devney Ayers Director of Legal Recruiting Aligned Talent Acquisition