Employment Litigation Associate — Hybrid, Jacksonville

Talent Solutions Partners; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Solutions Partners is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice Group in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on representing employers in sophisticated employment disputes, with meaningful litigation responsibility and client interaction in a hybrid setting.

Ideal candidates have 4–7 years of substantive employment litigation experience, strong drafting and advocacy skills, and the ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school with a strong academic record.
• Active Florida Bar admission, in good standing.
• 4-7 years of substantive employment litigation experience.
• Experience handling employment-related disputes including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage & hour issues.
• Strong experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses, and related litigation documents.
• Experience taking and defending depositions.
• Experience appearing in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters in state and federal courts, administrative 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 issues.
• 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

Employment litigation experience

Depositions

Pleadings & discovery

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Florida Bar admission

Job description

Talent Solutions Partners is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice Group in Jacksonville, FL. The role focuses on representing employers in sophisticated employment disputes, with meaningful litigation responsibility and client interaction in a hybrid setting.

Ideal candidates have 4–7 years of substantive employment litigation experience, strong drafting and advocacy skills, and the ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.