Employment Litigation Associate Attorney

Orion Placement; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Profit sharing

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Confidential Employer in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced employment litigation attorney to represent management-side clients across wage-hour disputes, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, ADA, FMLA, and related matters.

This hybrid position offers exposure to both litigation and counseling, including workplace investigations and policy advice, with opportunities for professional development, bonus opportunities, profit sharing, and a comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 4+ years of employment litigation experience required.
• Management-side employment law experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with state and federal court proceedings and administrative agencies.
• Strong research, writing, oral advocacy, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage litigation matters independently while collaborating with a team.
• Wage and hour class actions experience is valued.

Responsibilities

• Represent management-side clients in employment disputes.
• Handle employment litigation in WA and federal courts from intake to resolution.
• Draft and argue motions, manage discovery, take and defend depositions.
• Represent clients before EEOC and Washington Human Rights Commission.
• Provide practical employment counseling on agreements, policies, and compliance.
• Conduct workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, ethics violations, and other sensitive issues.
• Develop efficient, practical strategies for resolving employment disputes.
• Perform legal research and craft persuasive briefs and pleadings.

Skills

Employment litigation

Legal research

Written advocacy

Oral advocacy

Communication skills

Independent litigation management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Washington State Bar License

Job description

• Join a highly respected, collaborative law firm where attorneys are trusted to handle sophisticated employment matters and make a meaningful impact for clients.
• Work across the full spectrum of management-side employment litigation, including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, ADA, FMLA, and trade secret matters.
• Gain exposure to both litigation and counseling, with opportunities to handle workplace investigations, employment agreements, severance, policies, and compliance matters.
• Work directly with businesses, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and government entities on challenging and high-value legal issues.
• Enjoy strong professional development opportunities, bonus opportunities, profit sharing, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Build your practice alongside experienced attorneys in a team-oriented environment that values excellent legal work, responsiveness, and professional growth.

Location: Seattle, WA with a flexible hybrid work arrangement designed to provide the benefits of both meaningful in-office collaboration and remote flexibility.

Note: Must have a Washington State bar license and 4+ years of directly relevant employment litigation experience. Strong candidates will have management-side experience handling wage and hour class actions, state and federal litigation, administrative matters, and alternative dispute resolution.

About Us

We are a well-established, multispecialty law firm serving businesses, public entities, nonprofit organizations, and individuals throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our team is known for practical, high-quality legal counsel, responsive client service, and a collaborative approach to solving complex legal challenges. We believe attorneys do their best work in an environment that is professional, inclusive, supportive, and genuinely enjoyable. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Represent management-side clients in a broad range of employment and labor disputes.
• Handle employment litigation matters in Washington state and federal courts from case assessment through resolution.
• Draft and argue motions, manage discovery, and take and defend depositions.
• Represent clients before administrative agencies, including the EEOC and Washington Human Rights Commission.
• Handle wage and hour class actions and other complex employment litigation.
• Advise clients regarding wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, ADA, FMLA, non-compete, trade secret, and related employment matters.
• Conduct workplace investigations involving issues such as harassment, discrimination, ethics violations, and other sensitive workplace concerns.
• Provide practical employment counseling involving employment agreements, severance packages, workplace policies, and compliance.
• Conduct sophisticated legal research and prepare persuasive briefs, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Collaborate closely with attorneys and clients to develop efficient, practical strategies for resolving employment disputes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of employment litigation experience required.
• Management-side employment law experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with state and federal court proceedings, administrative agency matters, and alternative dispute resolution.
• Strong legal research, writing, oral advocacy, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage litigation matters independently while collaborating effectively with a team.
• Excellent judgment, dependability, emotional intelligence, and empathy.
• Experience with wage and hour class actions is highly valued.
• Existing client relationships or a portable book of business is welcome but not required.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will join a team that takes its legal work seriously without taking itself too seriously. We value collaboration, inclusion, professional development, and meaningful client relationships, while giving attorneys opportunities to work on sophisticated matters and grow their practices. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) and profit sharing, paid time off, paid family leave, life insurance, long-term disability coverage, paid holidays, professional development programs, and bonus opportunities.