The role is distinct from traditional employment law, focusing on sophisticated matters at the intersection of employment law, executive mobility, and corporate transactions.
The team advises on high-stakes matters where workforce decisions directly affect enterprise value, leadership continuity, and transaction success, working closely with the firm's nationally ranked Healthcare, Private Equity, and M&A teams.
Clients include corporate entities and private equity sponsors, counselled on employment issues arising from acquisitions, divestitures, leadership transitions, restrictive covenant disputes, and post-closing integration.
The work blends strategic advisory, risk assessment, transactional counseling, and crisis management.
Responsibilities include counseling clients on workplace policies, employment compliance, employee relations, and HR matters, encompassing 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 risks, developing mitigation strategies, and supervising junior associates.
Attorneys independently manage complex employment matters and transactional workstreams, coordinating with deal teams and delivering client-ready work product.
The position involves partnering with senior executives and corporate leadership to advise on sensitive personnel, leadership transition, and governance issues requiring discretion and strategic judgment.
The role includes providing mentorship and developmental support to junior associates through substantive guidance, constructive feedback, and opportunities for increased responsibility.

McGuireWoods LLP

Senior Labor & Employment Transactional Associate or Counsel

6+ PQE · October 30, 2026 (Today)

McGuireWoods LLP

6+ PQE · October 30, 2026 (Today)

Salary

$250,000-$450,000

Employment type

Full-time

Practice area

Labor & Employment · Compliance/Regulatory · M&A · Transactional

Location

Baltimore

Overview

The role is distinct from traditional employment law, focusing on sophisticated matters at the intersection of employment law, executive mobility, and corporate transactions.
The team advises on high-stakes matters where workforce decisions directly affect enterprise value, leadership continuity, and transaction success, working closely with the firm's nationally ranked Healthcare, Private Equity, and M&A teams.
Clients include corporate entities and private equity sponsors, counselled on employment issues arising from acquisitions, divestitures, leadership transitions, restrictive covenant disputes, and post-closing integration.
The work blends strategic advisory, risk assessment, transactional counseling, and crisis management.
Responsibilities include counseling clients on workplace policies, employment compliance, employee relations, and HR matters, encompassing 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 risks, developing mitigation strategies, and supervising junior associates.
Attorneys independently manage complex employment matters and transactional workstreams, coordinating with deal teams and delivering client-ready work product.
The position involves partnering with senior executives and corporate leadership to advise on sensitive personnel, leadership transition, and governance issues requiring discretion and strategic judgment.
The role includes providing mentorship and developmental support to junior associates through substantive guidance, constructive feedback, and opportunities for increased responsibility.

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Last updated: October 30, 2026

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