Employment Law Attorney
Job Description: • We are seeking a mid-level employment law attorney with 5-7 years of experience to join their high-performing team. • This role focuses on management-side employment litigation and counseling, including wage & hour disputes, class actions, restrictive covenants, and executive compensation matters. • This is a career-defining opportunity for an attorney looking to take on sophisticated employment law cases while gaining mentorship, business development training, and a clear path to Shareholder status. • Success in this position means: 1. Providing strategic legal counsel to corporate clients on complex employment matters. 2. Managing litigation cases efficiently, including depositions, hearings, and motions. 3. Developing expertise in class actions, restrictive covenants, and wage & hour laws. 4. Building strong relationships with clients and contributing to firm growth. 5. Participating in mentorship & business development training to advance within the firm. Requirements: • J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials. • Licensed to practice law in Illinois or eligible for admission. • 5-7 years of experience in employment law, with a focus on management-side representation. • Strong litigation experience, including depositions, hearings, and trial preparation. • Knowledge of wage & hour laws, EEO regulations, and class action litigation. • Excellent legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills. • Ability to manage multiple complex cases in a fast-paced environment. • Strong client advisory and relationship-building skills. Benefits: • We offer top-tier, interesting work in a more personalized work environment. • We allow you to accept as much responsibility and client contact as you are ready to assume. • We provide substantial professional development assistance in the form of training, mentoring and performance feedback. • Our compensation and benefits structure is competitive. • We offer a hybrid work policy with three days a week in-office attendance and two days remote. • We offer comprehensive business development training to attorneys at all levels. • We offer a clear and transparent path for elevation to Shareholder, along with ongoing mentorship and guidance to achieve the same. Apply tot his job