Remote - Employment Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking multiple attorneys with 7+ years of labor and employment experience to join as Counsel (non-shareholder track). This is a flexible, fully remote role working with a specific group of clients on a variety of employment law matters.

While the role does not require in-office work, the attorney will be included in the firm’s annual all attorney retreat and will have access to the firm’s learning and development resources.

This position may be remote, but the successful candidate must reside in a state where the firm has a physical office.

Responsibilities

Counsel will provide employment law counseling and advisory services, including support related to:

• Hiring
• Leave issues
• Employment policies and practices
• Reasonable accommodations
• Discipline and discharge
• Investigations
• ADA/FMLA matters
• Wage and hour issues

The role also includes:

• Developing and conducting recorded webinars on employment-related topics
• Drafting and revising policies, handbooks, forms, checklists, and other client-facing documents

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.). Candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in any state.
• During employment, candidates must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• 7+ years of employment law experience, including extensive experience advising clients on employment-law-related matters, conducting training, and drafting/revising employment-related policies and forms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise in areas of DOT/trucking law (hours of service, FMCSA, medical certifications, and CDL issues), drug and alcohol testing, wage and hour, ADA/FMLA, OSHA, immigration, and/or background checks
• Expertise on state and local laws in NJ, NY, CT, and/or MA

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range

• Colorado: $190,000 to $207,500
• New York: $190,000 to $207,500
• California: $190,000 to $207,500
• Washington: $190,000 to $207,500
• District of Columbia: $190,000 to $207,500
• Maryland (Baltimore): $190,000 to $207,500

Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law.

Benefits

This position qualifies for benefits including:

• Comprehensive training and development programs, including an annual firm-wide Attorney Retreat
• CLE and bar admission expense reimbursement
• Several competitive annual bonus programs
• 401(k) plan
• Affordable health, life insurance, including dental and vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses
• Employee assistance program
• Back-up childcare program
• Paid parental leave on-ramping program

The application deadline for this position is December 31, 2026.

Location

Fully remote. Candidate must reside in a state where the firm has a physical office.

Additional Information

• The organization will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
• Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance.
• Outside recruiters are not being used for this position.