Hybrid Labor & Employment Associate — Wage & Hour Expert

True North Consultants, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. in New York, NY seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its New York office. The role emphasizes wage-and-hour litigation, advising employers on compliance, and drafting employment agreements and restrictive covenants.

Hybrid work and direct client interaction are central to the opportunity. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of substantive employment law experience, a NY bar in good standing, and a track record handling complex matters in a

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record
• Active Bar Admission in New York, in good standing
• 5–7 years of substantive employment law experience, with a strong focus on wage and hour litigation and counseling
• Significant experience advising employers on compliance with federal, state and local wage and hour laws
• Experience handling complex wage and hour matters, including class, collective and representative actions in federal and state courts
• Experience defending and prosecuting breaches of restrictive covenants
• Experience preparing and negotiating employment agreements, including executive compensation provisions
• Ability to leverage AI-driven and emerging technologies effectively to improve efficiency, enhance client service, and elevate the quality of legal work products
• Strong legal research, writing, and advocacy skills
• Ability to manage matters independently while collaborating effectively within team-based environments

Responsibilities

• Handle a wide range of labor and employment litigation matters, from inception through resolution
• Advise employers on complex workplace law issues, including employee relations, compliance, and risk management
• Draft and negotiate employment agreements, restrictive covenants, and executive compensation provisions
• Represent clients in disputes involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
• Aptitude to apply AI driven and emerging technologies effectively to enhance efficiency, client service, and legal work product
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop strategic, practical solutions tailored to client needs

Skills

Top-tier JD

NY Bar Admission

5–7 years exp

Wage & hour focus

Compliance advising

Class actions

Restrictive covenants

Employment agreements

Executive compensation

AI-driven tech

Legal research

Legal writing

Education

JD from top-tier law school

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. in New York, NY seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its New York office. The role emphasizes wage-and-hour litigation, advising employers on compliance, and drafting employment agreements and restrictive covenants.

Hybrid work and direct client interaction are central to the opportunity. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of substantive employment law experience, a NY bar in good standing, and a track record handling complex matters in a