Description:

The Employment Team
We are building a diverse employment practice across the US. Our employment team works closely with founders, CEOs and other executives as they build their careers. We are in the process of developing and scaling this practice nationally and globally. In addition to working with some of the brightest, most innovative entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals in the world, we work with start-ups, businesses and others on the full range of issues that arise during the employee life-cycle. Our practice serves local, national and international interests and works closely with other teams within our firm to provide full-service representation.

Our employment team is a close-knit, dynamic group; we work together to deliver exemplary legal services. Our employment partners have deep experience working with executives and other employees, as well as employers on a wide range of issues. We have a strong focus on mentoring and training associates and believe the best teams are those that value all opinions and focus on growing together.

Experience representing founders or executives is not required. What is most important is that you have a passion for counseling clients and a strong background in employment law counseling relating to management through all stages of the employee life-cycle, drafting agreements and employment documents, and an ability to work with a diverse client base. This is an ideal opportunity for an employment lawyer who wants to build a career in counseling as opposed to litigation. This is also an opportunity for you, should you wish to do so, to leverage your employment law expertise advising companies by building a nationwide counseling practice for our clients and working with our international employment lawyers.

We are confident you will find it a personally rewarding practice and we look forward to mentoring you in this practice area.

The Role:
This is an opportunity for you to play a key role as we build this exciting practice. This is the ideal opportunity if you are someone who has gained masterful skills counseling companies in the area of Employment Law Counseling and you are ready to leverage those skills working directly with the top leaders in the US and globally.

This role will be based in one of our west coast offices with regular attendance in the office.

The successful candidate will:

Counsel clients on executive compensation and employment law matters, in the context of mergers and acquisitions, financings, and other corporate transactions.
Provide advice on executive compensation including long-term incentive compensation; deferred compensation; employment, change in control, and severance agreements.
Advise and negotiate employment agreements, separation agreements, restrictive covenants, agreements and other employment documents, on behalf of executives and employers.
Advise and counsel employers on employment compliance with federal, state and local laws.
Assist with pre-litigation disputes.
Spend a small portion of time working on non-class action litigation matters.
Writing articles/posts, attend events/conferences and build networks with private wealth contacts/intermediaries including global and peer firms and counsel.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Key Skills and Experience

Strong academic credentials (J.D. required);
Between 3 – 5 years of experience practicing in a law firm's employment group;
Experience providing employment compliance advice and counsel to employers preferred;
Bar membership (in good standing) required in California (other states will be considered);
Excellent drafting, writing, research and communication skills;
Experience with multi-state compliance for employers;
Strong project management with an ability to balance a large number of competing priorities;
In-depth analytical ability and intellectual curiosity;
Highly polished communication skills;
Attention to detail; and
Team Player

For California, the expected salary range for this position is between $205,000 and $260,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Business Division
Our Corporate, Technology, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Charities do sophisticated and ground-breaking work in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, brands, intellectual property, hotels, investment funds, sponsorship and partnerships. As a leader in advising successful people around the world we understand the unique issues surrounding private capital. This can range from investment, structuring and control of cross-border investments to corporate and personal tax issues.