Description:
Position Overview:Gordon Thomas Honeywell seeks a labor and employment attorney with five to fifteen years of experience. The ideal candidate for this position will be a team-oriented person with strong written and oral communication skills. Candidates should also possess excellent logical and analytical thought processes, strong organizational skills, a strong work ethic, the ability to work independently, and have the interpersonal skills and entrepreneurial spirit necessary to develop cohesive client and peer working relationships.
This position works within the Firm's Employment Law Group, primarily providing employment law consulting and advice to employers in a wide variety of commercial industries. This position may also involve employment-related litigation and administrative proceedings. Experience in the following areas is desired:
- Discrimination and harassment law compliance, including investigations and management training
- Disability law and reasonable accommodation
- FMLA and other leave statutes
- Wage and hour laws
- Labor law and collective bargaining experience
- Drafting employment related documents including contracts, non-competition agreements, employee manuals, and severance agreements
- Advising employers on termination and lay-off decisions
- Other laws pertaining to the employment relationship
Skills Needed to be Effective In this Role:
- 5+ years of substantive experience in employment and/or labor law
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Experience investigating workplace complaints and handling employment litigation from a defense perspective, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, leave interference, and wages and hour claims
- Experience defending charges before the EEOC and state or local agencies
- Experience counseling employers on federal, state, and local employment law compliance
- Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on serving clients' legal needs
- Good judgment, responsiveness, and communication
- License to practice in the state of Washington
