Denver - Mid-Senior Level Wage & Hour Associate

Agnello & Rogers; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Generous paid time off

Paid parental leave

401(k) and carve out election

Profit sharing

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Student loan refinancing program

Life insurance for dependents

Pet insurance

Job summary

Fisher Phillips seeks an associate or of counsel to join our Wage and Hour Litigation team in Denver. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 4+ years of experience to take on important client-facing work right away.

The ideal candidate will litigate wage and hour class and/or collective actions under the Colorado Wage Act and FLSA, draft pleadings, handle discovery, and take depositions, with admission to the Colorado Bar and a JD from an ABA-accredited law school required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of wage and hour litigation experience.
• Experience litigating wage and hour class/collective actions.
• Knowledge of Colorado wage and hour regulations and standards.
• Admission to the Colorado Bar and JD from an ABA-accredited law school.

Responsibilities

• Litigate wage and hour class/collective actions.
• Draft and respond to initial pleadings and discovery.
• Draft and argue motions, including decertification motions.
• Take and defend depositions.

Skills

Wage & Hour Litigation

Class/Collective Actions

Deposition Experience

Legal Writing

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Colorado Bar Admission

Job description

The rapidly growing Denver office of Fisher Phillips seeks to hire an associate or of counsel to join our Wage and Hour Litigation team. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 4 or more years of experience to take on important client-facing work right away. We are willing to consider non-partner track candidates for this position.

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience litigating wage and hour class and/or collective action claims under the Colorado Wage Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, along with experience interpreting Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division regulations, rules and interpretative guidance materials. Qualified candidates need to demonstrate experience and proficiency drafting and responding to initial pleadings and discovery, drafting and arguing motions, including motions to decertify a conditional class, and experience taking and defending depositions.

Candidates will be required to submit writing samples demonstrating this level of proficiency. Successful candidates must have excellent academic credentials, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Admission to the Colorado Bar and a JD from an ABA accredited law school is required.

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act the salary range for this position will be: $175,000 - $230,000. Actual base pay within this range will be determined by several components, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Benefits:

• medical, dental, and vision benefits
• generous paid time off
• paid parental leave
• 401(k) and carve out election
• profit sharing
• life insurance
• long-term disability
• and an employee assistance program.
• critical care
• accident and hospital indemnity insurance
• a student loan refinancing program
• life insurance for dependents
• and pet insurance.