Labor & Employment Counsel (Wage & Hour) – NYC Hybrid

Tom Trese Networking LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Tom Trese Networking LLC in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its New York office in a hybrid role. The attorney will handle sophisticated employment litigation for a diverse client base and work alongside seasoned practitioners on high-stakes matters.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of substantive employment law experience, strong wage-and-hour focus, NY bar in good standing, and a JD from a top-tier law school.

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.
• Preparing and negotiating employment agreements, including executive compensation provisions.
• Ability to leverage AI-driven and emerging technologies to improve efficiency and client service.

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

Wage and hour law

Employment litigation

Legal research

Client counseling

Executive compensation provisions

Education

Top-tier law school JD

Job description

Tom Trese Networking LLC in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its New York office in a hybrid role. The attorney will handle sophisticated employment litigation for a diverse client base and work alongside seasoned practitioners on high-stakes matters.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of substantive employment law experience, strong wage-and-hour focus, NY bar in good standing, and a JD from a top-tier law school.