The Labor and Employment Group advises employers on complex workforce issues, high-stakes litigation, compliance matters, and traditional labor issues across the country, collaborating with experienced practitioners and industry-leading clients on sophisticated employment matters.
The role involves counseling employers on federal, state, and local employment and traditional labor law matters, including wage and hour compliance, employee classification, workplace investigations, workforce restructuring, leaves and accommodations, restrictive covenants, independent contractor issues, and privacy.
Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on employment-related policies, handbooks, and agreements covering compensation, workplace conduct, harassment, privacy, employment, separation, noncompetition, confidentiality, proprietary information, independent contractor, and vendor contracts.
Experience is required in representing employers before federal and state administrative agencies, including responding to investigations, audits, and enforcement actions, and conducting internal compliance and wage and hour audits.
The position involves defending employers in federal and state courts and arbitration proceedings on a broad range of employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, leave and accommodation claims, wage and hour disputes, and restrictive covenant matters, and handling litigation through all phases from drafting pleadings to developing case strategy.
Am Law 100 law firm experience is preferred.
Admission to practice law in Montana and at least one of California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, or Washington, D.C. is required.
The firm offers resources for collaboration with attorneys across complementary disciplines such as privacy, employee benefits, immigration, corporate, and litigation.
Candidates are expected to take a lead role in managing matters, counseling clients, developing strategy, and building client relationships within a collaborative, cross-office platform.

Senior Labor & Employment Attorney

Senior Labor & Employment Attorney

Trusted recruiters

Trusted recruiters