Description:

The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Labor & Employment Associate with 4 to 6 years of experience or Counsel with 7 to 10 years of experience providing advice to sophisticated employers and defending employment litigation (single- / multi-plaintiff, EEOC-versus, and/or class and collective actions) on their behalf.

You'll be a member of our consistently ranked and nationally recognized Labor & Employment practice group: Labor & Employment Department

The Day-To-Day:
As a Senior Associate or Counsel in the Labor & Employment Department, you'll have the opportunity to work on interesting, challenging, and groundbreaking cases in collaboration with senior attorneys.

You Have:
  • Experience advising the nation's most sophisticated businesses on important workforce issues
  • Experience defending complicated and complex disputes, in litigation and arbitration, and/or assisting clients to manage broad portfolios of employment litigation and other matters
  • Excellent writing and communication skills that allow you to advocate effectively with clients and on their behalf
  • A desire to work hard for discerning clients and with exceptional colleagues, all of whom expect the very best from the lawyers on their team
  • Experience providing practical business solutions to clients
  • Intellectual curiosity and high emotional intelligence
  • Excellent academic credentials and solid work ethic
  • Stellar analytical skills
  • Judicial clerkship experience is a plus
  • The ability to walk and chew gum at the same time; i.e., the skills to manage multiple matters simultaneously
  • Admission to the Georgia bar is required

What We Provide:
We provide competitive salary and benefits at all levels. We provide comprehensive training, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners. We invest in our attorneys to advance in their careers by providing opportunities for substantive client contact as well as significant involvement in case strategy and management.