Houston - Senior Associate - Wage and Hour Litigation

Fisher Phillips LLP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k)

Profit sharing

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Critical care

Hospital indemnity insurance

Student loan refinancing

Life insurance for dependents

Pet insurance

Job summary

The rapidly growing Houston office of Fisher Phillips seeks to hire a Senior Associate to join our Wage and Hour Litigation team. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 5 or more years of experience to take on significant client-facing work and play an important role in a growing practice.

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience litigating wage and hour class and/or collective action claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, along with experience interpreting U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience litigating wage and hour class/collective actions.
• Experience drafting and responding to pleadings and discovery, motions to decertify.
• Drafting and arguing motions and taking/defending depositions.
• Excellent academic credentials and strong writing/analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Litigate wage and hour class/collective actions for clients.
• Draft and respond to initial pleadings and discovery; draft and argue motions.
• Take and defend depositions; manage multiple projects in fast pace.
• Prepare writing samples demonstrating proficiency.

Skills

Wage and Hour Litigation

Class and Collective Actions

Drafting pleadings & discovery

Motions to decertify

Depositions

Strong writing skills

Job description

Houston - Senior Associate - Wage and Hour Litigation

The rapidly growing Houston office of Fisher Phillips seeks to hire a Senior Associate to join our Wage and Hour Litigation team. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 5 or more years of experience to take on significant client-facing work and play an important role in a growing practice.

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience litigating wage and hour class and/or collective action claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, along with experience interpreting U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division regulations, rules, and interpretative guidance materials. Qualified candidates must demonstrate experience and proficiency drafting and responding to initial pleadings and discovery, drafting and arguing motions, including motions to decertify a conditional class, and taking and defending depositions. Candidates will be required to submit writing samples demonstrating this level of proficiency. Successful candidates must have excellent academic credentials, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision benefits
• generous paid time off
• paid parental leave
• 401(k) and carve out election
• profit sharing
• life insurance
• long-term disability
• an employee assistance program
• critical care
• accident and hospital indemnity insurance
• a student loan refinancing program
• life insurance for dependents
• pet insurance