Litigation Associate Attorney - Labor & Employment

Hybrid position with top-tier benefits.

About us

Our client is an employment and labor law practice exclusively devoted to representing management, with more than 1,900 attorneys. The firm serves as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community and has been recognized consistently as a leading and innovative law practice, litigating, mediating, and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for more than 70 years. The firm combines deep local experience with global reach, and is fully focused on client service. It fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking, and invests in proprietary technology that keeps clients ahead of what is likely to happen next in the employment law landscape, not just what is happening today.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in litigation and administrative proceedings involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and wrongful termination claims
• Handle matters before state and federal courts, as well as agencies such as the EEOC, NLRB, and their state-level counterparts
• Conduct depositions, draft dispositive motions, and manage discovery in single-plaintiff and class or collective action matters
• Advise clients on day-to-day employment issues, including hiring, discipline, leave management, reasonable accommodation, and reductions in force
• Review and draft employment policies, handbooks, and agreements, including non-competes and separation agreements
• Counsel clients on compliance with Nevada and federal employment law, including wage and hour regulations, and support clients through internal investigations
• Work directly with clients to provide practical, business-oriented advice, not just legal analysis
• Collaborate with attorneys across the firm's national platform on multi-jurisdictional matters
• Apply AI-driven and emerging legal technology tools to improve efficiency, work product, and client service

Requirements

• Minimum 2 to 6 years of civil litigation experience, ideally including both single-plaintiff defense and advice and counsel work, or some experience with employment litigation
• Must be licensed to practice law in the state
• Strong writing, deposition, and courtroom skills appropriate to experience level
• Demonstrated familiarity with and openness to leveraging AI-driven and emerging technologies, with the aptitude to apply them effectively to enhance efficiency, client service, and legal work product
• Ability to manage an active caseload independently while collaborating with a national team

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for the employee, spouse or domestic partner, and children
• Superior 401(k) plan
• Ample time off programs
• Mental health programs
• Family building and caregiving support
• Generous paid parental leave
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellness program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee referral bonus program

Pay

$150,000 - $225,000 per year

Why this role

• Direct access to sophisticated, management-side employment litigation and counseling work, with a client base that spans industries nationally and globally
• Hybrid flexibility
• A firm built specifically around this practice area, rather than employment as one department among many, which means deeper resources, more mentorship, and a clearer career track within the specialty