Employment Associate - Litigation & Counseling

Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) contribution

Flexible time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave (12-16 weeks)

Job summary

Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson is seeking an Employment Associate with 2+ years of post-JD employment law experience to join the firm’s Employment Team in Colorado. The role involves defending clients in employment-related litigation and agency disputes, and providing practical advice on evolving employment laws.

The candidate should have strong research, writing, and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience providing advice and counsel to clients on employment matters, representing clients in employment litigation, and drafting workplace policies and employment agreements.
• Strong legal research, legal writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Enthusiasm, attention to detail, an entrepreneurial and ownership mentality, and the ability to contribute to and collaborate with the team.

Responsibilities

• Defend clients in employment-related claims in litigation and agency disputes.
• Provide practical advice on the ever-changing employment laws and regulations.
• Draft and review legal documents and contracts.
• Counsel clients on a range of employment issues and training.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Verbal communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Employment Associate - Litigation & Counseling

Our Firm seeks an associate attorney with at least 2 years of post-JD employment law experience to join our robust and growing Employment Team.We handle a variety of complex employment matters for sophisticated clients, including but not limited to, defending companies against employment-related claims in litigation and agency disputes, providing practical advice on the ever-changing employment laws and regulations, drafting and reviewing legal documents and contracts, and counseling clients on a range of employment issues and training.

We are locally and nationally known to defend clients in cases involving claims of discrimination, harassment, breach of employment contracts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, retaliation, violation of public policy, wage and hour class actions, labor relations, and many other issues.

We are looking for a star associate who will produce excellent work and be a contributing member to our collaborative Firm culture.

Qualified candidates may have the following attributes:

• Experience providing advice and counsel to clients on employment matters, representing clients in employment litigation, and drafting workplace policies and employment agreements.
• Strong legal research, legal writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Enthusiasm, attention to detail, an entrepreneurial and ownership mentality, and the ability to contribute to and collaborate with the team.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor from a top-rated law school with strong academic credentials.
• Former judicial law clerks encouraged to apply.
• Must be licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in Colorado or willing to complete the process to waive into Colorado Bar.

Position Type:

• Full-time, in person role.
• Yearly 1800-hour expectation.

Salary Range:

• $180,000 to $230,000, depending on experience.
• At year-end, this position is eligible for an hours-based bonus and may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Full-time employees are eligible for the firm’s benefits, which currently include, but are not limited to, health, dental, and vision insurance, a 3% contribution to a 401(k) plan for eligible employees, flexible time off, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 12-16 weeks paid parental leave

Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson

For more than four decades, the business and commercial law practice of Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson has efficiently and expertly handled big-firm-sophisticated work with small-firm client service and attention. Firm attorneys specialize in commercial and regulatory litigation, employment, energy, natural resources, the environment, oil and gas, federal lands, ski resorts, real estate, tax, and trusts and estates.