Labor & Employment Litigation Associate Attorney

Lateral Link; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Full benefits package

Job summary

Lateral Link in Denver seeks an employment litigation associate (2–5 years) to join a national labor & employment platform. You will handle matters from position statements through trial, including depositions, motions, and arbitrations, with counseling work for HR and executives as you grow.

The role offers base salary of $210K–$260K depending on experience, plus bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package within a busy, expanding Denver group that travels well across markets.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of labor & employment litigation experience at a firm.
• Deposition, discovery, and motion practice reps in employment matters.
• Strong writing and attention to detail; strong academics.
• Colorado bar admission or the ability to waive in.

Responsibilities

• Wage and hour class and collective actions under the FLSA and Colorado wage law.
• Single‑plaintiff discrimination, retaliation, and harassment litigation under Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, and CADA.
• EEOC and Colorado Civil Rights Division charges, position statements, and mediations.
• Employment counseling, compliance under Colorado's pay transparency and POWR Act regimes, and drafting employment and restrictive covenant agreements.

Skills

Litigation experience

Strong writing

Attention to detail

Colorado bar admission

Job description

Colorado has passed more employer-side law in five years than most states pass in twenty — pay transparency, the POWR Act, the non‑compete overhaul — and the Denver employment litigators who know it cold have more work than their groups can staff.

An AmLaw 100 firm with a national labor & employment practice is hiring an employment litigation associate (2–5 years) in Denver. Base salary $210K–$260K depending on experience, plus bonus eligibility.

You'd take a real piece of every matter from the position statement through trial — class and collective actions, single‑plaintiff cases, and agency charges — with depositions, motions, and arbitrations at your level, and counseling work for HR and executive clients as you grow into it.

The work includes:

• Wage and hour class and collective actions under the FLSA and Colorado wage law
• Single‑plaintiff discrimination, retaliation, and harassment litigation under Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, and CADA
• EEOC and Colorado Civil Rights Division charges, position statements, and mediations
• Employment counseling, compliance under Colorado's pay transparency and POWR Act regimes, and drafting employment and restrictive covenant agreements

What you bring:

• 2–5 years of labor & employment litigation experience at a firm
• Deposition, discovery, and motion practice reps in employment matters
• Strong writing and attention to detail; strong academics
• Colorado bar admission or the ability to waive in

What you get:

• An expanding Denver group inside a national platform, so the case flow doesn't depend on one office's client base
• A defense‑side employment practice that stays busy in every economic cycle and travels well across markets
• Base salary $210K–$260K depending on experience, plus bonus eligibility and a full benefits package