Hybrid Labor & Employment Counsel

Confident Search Consultants; Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants invites an ambitious Associate Attorney or Counsel to join its Labor & Employment Practice in Charleston, SC. The role focuses on representing employers in employment litigation and counseling, with meaningful client interaction and hands-on responsibility.

The candidate should have a JD from a top-tier law school, active bar in the relevant jurisdiction, and at least four years of labor and employment law experience in a sophisticated firm.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with excellent academics.
• Active Bar Admission in the relevant jurisdiction, in good standing.
• 4+ years of substantive labor and employment law in a sophisticated firm.
• Experience handling employment litigation incl. discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour claims.
• Strong research, discovery management, motions, depositions, and case strategy skills.
• Ability to provide practical, business-focused employment counseling.
• Excellent written and oral advocacy with client-service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in employment-related disputes before agencies and courts.
• Handle all phases of litigation from pleadings to trial preparation.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, briefs, motions, and related documents.
• Advise clients on employment law compliance and risk management.
• Counsel employers on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage/hour issues.
• Collaborate with Labor & Employment team to develop strategies and provide client service.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with practical guidance.

Skills

Legal research

Litigation strategy

Client counseling

Discovery management

Motions and depositions

Employment law

Multi-matter management

Oral advocacy

Education

J.D. from a top-tier law school

Job description

Confident Search Consultants invites an ambitious Associate Attorney or Counsel to join its Labor & Employment Practice in Charleston, SC. The role focuses on representing employers in employment litigation and counseling, with meaningful client interaction and hands-on responsibility.

The candidate should have a JD from a top-tier law school, active bar in the relevant jurisdiction, and at least four years of labor and employment law experience in a sophisticated firm.