Labor & Employment Attorney

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's Labor & Employment Practice seeks an attorney with litigation background, including employment law counseling or in-house experience. The role involves substantial client, agency, and opposing counsel contact and supports nationwide employment litigation practice.

The position includes drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, and taking and defending depositions. This is a hybrid role.

Qualifications

• Prior employment litigation experience required or preferred.
• Experience with employment counseling or in-house employment law preferred.
• Extensive contact with clients, government agencies, and opposing counsel.
• Knowledge of labor and employment law nationwide helpful.
• Hybrid role

Responsibilities

• Drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings.
• Drafting and arguing motions.
• Taking and defending depositions.
• Interact with clients, agencies, and opposing counsel.
• Work across all phases and types of employment litigation.

Skills

Litigation experience

Employment law

Client interaction

Discovery drafting

Deposition experience

Job description

Overview

• Required experience includes prior employment litigation (preferably management-side), with employment counseling or in-house employment law experience preferred.
• The role involves extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies, and opposing counsel.
• The Labor & Employment Practice advises clients nationwide across all phases and types of employment litigation, counseling, and training.
• Day-to-day work for this role includes drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings, drafting and arguing motions, and taking and defending depositions.
• The firm is also open to candidates with substantive litigation experience in other areas who demonstrate a strong interest in labor and employment law.
• This is a hybrid role.