Employment Litigation Associate — Hybrid Boston

Top Echelon LLC; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Top Echelon LLC's Boston office seeks an experienced Associate Attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice Group in a hybrid setup. You will represent employers in state and federal employment litigation, draft pleadings, take depositions, and advise on compliance while managing multiple matters.

The ideal candidate has 3–7 years of labor and employment litigation experience, a JD from an accredited law school, and Massachusetts Bar admission in good standing.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school with a strong academic record.
• Active Massachusetts Bar admission in good standing.
• 3-7 years of substantive labor and employment litigation experience.
• Experience handling employment-related disputes including discrimination, harassment, termination, retaliation, wage/hour.
• Strong experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery requests/responses and related litigation documents.
• Experience taking and defending depositions.
• Experience appearing in state and federal courts, and arbitration proceedings.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent legal writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters in state and federal courts, admin proceedings, and arbitration.
• Draft and respond to pleadings, motions, and discovery requests.
• Conduct witness interviews, legal research, and case analysis.
• Take and defend depositions and assist with trial and hearing preparation.
• Develop litigation strategy and work directly with clients to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Advise employers on employment law compliance and workplace risk management.
• Collaborate with attorneys across the firm's labor and employment practice on complex matters.
• Manage case files and litigation deadlines from inception through resolution.

Skills

Labor and employment litigation

Drafting pleadings and discovery

Deposition handling

Legal writing

Case management

Client counseling

Multitasking in a fast-paced env

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Massachusetts Bar admission

Job description

Top Echelon LLC's Boston office seeks an experienced Associate Attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice Group in a hybrid setup. You will represent employers in state and federal employment litigation, draft pleadings, take depositions, and advise on compliance while managing multiple matters.

The ideal candidate has 3–7 years of labor and employment litigation experience, a JD from an accredited law school, and Massachusetts Bar admission in good standing.