Senior Labor & Employment Associate — Wage & Hour Expert

Talent Solutions Partners; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Solutions Partners is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney for their Labor & Employment Practice Group in New York. The role focuses on wage and hour litigation, advisory work for employers on compliance, and handling complex matters in a fast-paced environment.

The attorney will manage matters independently while collaborating with a team, leveraging AI-driven tools to enhance efficiency and client service, and take on significant responsibility in a nationally recognized practice.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active New York Bar Admission 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

Wage Hour Litigation

Compliance Counseling

Employment Agreements

Restrictive Covenants

Executive Compensation

AI in Law

Legal Research

Independent Management

Team Collaboration

Education

JD from top-tier law school

New York Bar Admission

Tools

AI Tools

Job description

Talent Solutions Partners is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney for their Labor & Employment Practice Group in New York. The role focuses on wage and hour litigation, advisory work for employers on compliance, and handling complex matters in a fast-paced environment.

The attorney will manage matters independently while collaborating with a team, leveraging AI-driven tools to enhance efficiency and client service, and take on significant responsibility in a nationally recognized practice.