Associate - Employment - Miami, FL - $150K

We Are Legal Revolution; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly environment

Mentoring and career development

Marketing and business development

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution in Miami, FL is seeking an Employment Defense Associate to defend employers in state and federal employment litigation. The role includes drafting pleadings, taking depositions, and developing case strategy, with significant client interaction and collaboration with senior partners.

The position offers a path to partnership, mentoring, and access to business development resources within a national platform.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of employment defense experience.
• Experience representing employers/companies.
• Strong legal writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Outgoing and confident client-facing personality.
• Wage-and-hour experience preferred.
• Willingness to work primarily from the Miami office.

Responsibilities

• Defend employers in state and federal employment litigation.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs and discovery responses.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Develop case strategy and assess litigation risk.
• Represent clients in wage-and-hour and discrimination matters.
• Communicate directly with employer clients.
• Work closely with experienced labor and employment partners.

Skills

Employment defense

Legal writing

Client facing

Communication skills

Wage & hour experience

Job description

Employment Defense Associate - Miami, FL – $150k Base + Performance-Based Bonus

Location/Schedule:

Miami, FL – Fully Remote

Practice:

100% Management-Side Labor and Employment Litigation

What stands out about this opportunity:

National Tier 1 Employment Platform – Join one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment firms, nationally ranked Tier 1 across employment, labor and litigation.

100% Employer-Side Practice – Build a specialised management-side career representing companies across the full range of workplace disputes.

Sophisticated Employment Litigation – Defend employers in discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage-and-hour and other complex workplace claims.

Client-Facing Responsibility – Work directly with employers and provide practical advice that considers both legal risk and commercial priorities.

Long-Term Career Development – Benefit from experienced employment lawyers, structured mentoring and firm resources supporting business development.

The Role:

• Defend employers in state and federal employment litigation.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs and discovery responses.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Develop case strategy and assess litigation risk.
• Represent clients in wage-and-hour and discrimination matters.
• Communicate directly with employer clients.
• Work closely with experienced labor and employment partners.

Core Requirements:

• Approximately 3–5 years of employment defense experience.
• Experience representing employers and companies.
• Strong legal writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Outgoing and confident client-facing personality.
• Wage-and-hour experience is preferred.
• Willingness to work primarily from the Miami office.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Performance-based bonus potential.
• Partnership-track opportunity.
• National labor and employment platform.
• Mentoring and professional-development support.
• Business-development and marketing resources.

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