Remote - Employment Counsel

Overview

This role supports a dedicated group of clients on a variety of employment law matters. The organization is seeking an attorney with 7+ years of labor and employment experience to serve as non-shareholder track counsel on a fully remote basis.

While this position is remote and does not require regular in-office work, the successful candidate must reside in a state where the firm has a physical office. The attorney will also be included in the firm’s annual all attorney retreat and will have access to the organization’s learning and development resources.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on employment-law-related matters, including:
  • Hiring
  • Leave issues
  • Policies and practices
  • Reasonable accommodations
  • Discipline and discharge
  • Investigations
  • ADA/FMLA
  • Wage and hour
• Develop and conduct recorded webinars on employment-related topics
• Draft and revise employment-related materials for client use, including:
  • Policies
  • Handbooks
  • Forms
  • Checklists
  • Other client documents

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in any state
• During employment, 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
  • Drafting and revising employment-related policies and forms

Preferred Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
  • DOT/trucking law (hours of service, FMCSA, medical certifications, and CDL issues)
  • Drug and alcohol testing
  • Wage and hour
  • ADA/FMLA
  • OSHA
  • Immigration
  • Background checks
• Expertise in state and local laws in NJ, NY, CT, and/or MA

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected salary range (by location), subject to experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law:
  • 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
  • DC: $190,000 to $207,500
  • Baltimore, Maryland: $190,000 to $207,500
• Benefits (attorney benefits include):
  • 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 and life insurance, including dental and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts to help offset dependent care and/or health care expenses
  • Employee assistance program
  • Back-up childcare program
  • Paid parental leave on-ramping program

Application deadline: December 31, 2026.

Additional Information

• This position is not working with outside recruiters.
• Criminal history consideration will follow applicable local requirements:
  • Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Location

Fully remote (no in-office requirement), with the condition that the successful candidate must reside in a state where the firm has a physical office.