Senior Labor & Employment Associate — Wage & Hour Expert, Hybrid

Modern Machining Solutions Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plans with employer match

Generous PTO and parental leave

Job summary

Modern Machining Solutions Inc. seeks an experienced Associate Attorney in New York to join our Labor & Employment Practice Group.

The ideal candidate will handle sophisticated employment litigation, advise employers on wage-and-hour compliance, and draft complex employment agreements with executive compensation provisions. The role offers direct client interaction, significant responsibility, and opportunities to leverage AI-driven technologies to improve efficiency and service while

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.
• Experience preparing and negotiating employment agreements, including executive compensation provisions.
• Ability to leverage AI-driven and emerging technologies to improve efficiency, client service, and elevate the quality of legal work products.

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

Employment litigation

Legal research & writing

Client counseling

AI in legal work

Education

JD from top-tier law school

Job description

Modern Machining Solutions Inc. seeks an experienced Associate Attorney in New York to join our Labor & Employment Practice Group.

The ideal candidate will handle sophisticated employment litigation, advise employers on wage-and-hour compliance, and draft complex employment agreements with executive compensation provisions. The role offers direct client interaction, significant responsibility, and opportunities to leverage AI-driven technologies to improve efficiency and service while