Employment Litigation Associate — Hybrid Role & Growth

CareerNerds, LLC; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client is a national labor and employment law firm seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Employment Litigation practice in Jacksonville, FL. The role offers meaningful litigation responsibility and client interaction in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications include a JD from a ABA-accredited school, active Florida Bar admission, and 4–7 years of employment litigation experience. Strong drafting, deposition, and courtroom skills are required, with collaboration across a leading practice

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 and hour matters.
• Strong experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery requests and responses.
• Experience taking and defending depositions.
• Experience appearing in state and federal courts and arbitration.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent legal writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Experience providing employment counseling to management preferred.

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/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.

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from ABA-accredited law school

Florida Bar admission

Strong litigation advocacy

Employment litigation experience

Legal writing and research

Depositions and discovery

Job description

Our Client is a national labor and employment law firm seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Employment Litigation practice in Jacksonville, FL. The role offers meaningful litigation responsibility and client interaction in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications include a JD from a ABA-accredited school, active Florida Bar admission, and 4–7 years of employment litigation experience. Strong drafting, deposition, and courtroom skills are required, with collaboration across a leading practice