Dynamic Employment & Labor Associate — Litigation & Counseling

H.T. Prof Executive Search; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group in Atlanta, GA is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Employment & Labor practice, with employment litigation and counseling experience to work directly with clients and partners on sophisticated matters.

The ideal candidate has 2–6 years of substantive employment law experience, including drafting and advising on employment agreements, handbooks, policies, and severance documents, and strong interpersonal and business development skills.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with a strong academic record.
• 2–6 years of substantive experience in employment law, including litigation and counseling.
• Experience handling employment litigation and providing employment advice.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR issues.
• Experience drafting and reviewing employment agreements, handbooks, policies, severance agreements, and related employment documents.
• Experience with employment litigation, including single-plaintiff and class actions, wage and hour matters, ERISA disputes, and administrative proceedings.
• Trial experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and business development skills; collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day employment and human resources counseling to clients.
• Review, analyze, and draft employment agreements, employee handbooks, workplace policies, severance agreements, and related employment documentation.
• Handle employment litigation matters, including single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits, ERISA claims, wage and hour class actions, and administrative charges.
• Take and defend depositions, manage written discovery, draft and argue motions, and examine witnesses at trial.
• Advise clients on sensitive personnel matters and assist with policy development, review, and implementation.
• Support traditional labor matters and proceedings involving the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
• Conduct employment-related due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, including reviewing employment provisions in asset and stock purchase agreements.
• Play a key role in developing litigation strategy and case management.
• Conduct and support internal investigations.
• Assist the team with additional employment and labor matters as needed

Skills

Employment law

Litigation

Counseling

Drafting documents

Team collaboration

Business development

Education

JD from top-tier law school

Job description

H. T. PROF Group in Atlanta, GA is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Employment & Labor practice, with employment litigation and counseling experience to work directly with clients and partners on sophisticated matters.

The ideal candidate has 2–6 years of substantive employment law experience, including drafting and advising on employment agreements, handbooks, policies, and severance documents, and strong interpersonal and business development skills.