Senior Transactional Labor & Employment Associate or Counsel

McGuireWoods LLP; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

McGuireWoods LLP in Dallas seeks an attorney to handle sophisticated employment law matters at the intersection of employment law, executive mobility, and corporate transactions. You will counsel corporate clients and private equity sponsors on employment issues arising from acquisitions, leadership transitions, and post-closing integration, coordinating with deal teams.

The role includes employment-related due diligence, risk assessment, practical mitigation strategies, and mentoring junior

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on workplace policies, employment compliance, employee relations, and HR matters.

Job description

Overview

• The role focuses on sophisticated employment law matters at the intersection of employment law, executive mobility, and corporate transactions, distinct from traditional employment law roles.
• The team advises on high-stakes matters where workforce decisions directly affect enterprise value, leadership continuity, and transaction success, blending strategic advisory work, risk assessment, transactional counseling, and crisis management.
• Collaboration with McGuireWoods’ nationally ranked Healthcare, Private Equity, and M&A teams involves counseling corporate clients and private equity sponsors on employment issues arising from acquisitions, divestitures, leadership transitions, restrictive covenant disputes, and post-closing integration.
• Core responsibilities include counseling clients on workplace policies, employment compliance, employee relations, and HR matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour issues.
• The role involves advising on restrictive covenant and wage misclassification issues, including the structuring, drafting, and enforceability of non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality obligations.
• Key duties include leading employment-related due diligence in corporate and private equity transactions, identifying and prioritizing material legal and business risks, developing practical mitigation strategies, and supervising junior associates.
• Attorneys in this role independently manage complex employment matters and transactional workstreams, identify material risks, develop practical recommendations, coordinate with deal teams, and deliver timely, client-ready work product.
• The position requires partnering with senior executives and corporate leadership to advise on sensitive personnel, leadership transition, and governance issues where discretion and strategic judgment are essential, and providing mentorship and developmental support to junior associates.