Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Associate or Counsel - Labor & Employment

Chicago, IL - hybrid

A top firm is seeking a Senior Associate or Counsel with 6+ years of experience to join its Labor + Employment Practice Group in the Chicago office .

Key Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have significant traditional labor experience , including substantial hands-on involvement with:

• Union relations and collective bargaining
• NLRB proceedings and unfair labor practice charges
• Labor arbitrations and grievance handling
• Day-to-day counseling on traditional labor matters

Candidates must be able to independently manage a wide range of labor matters from day one .

In addition, candidates should have meaningful experience across the full spectrum of employment law counseling, transactions, and litigation , including:

• Hiring, discipline, and separation issues
• Wage and hour compliance and litigation
• EEO and discrimination matters
• Non-compete, restrictive covenant, and trade secret issues
• Drafting and reviewing employment agreements, policies, and handbooks
• Due diligence in corporate transactions
• Employee accommodations and leave (ADA, FMLA, state/local laws)
• Workplace investigations
• Employment litigation, including single-plaintiff and class/collective actions

Skills & Credentials

• 6-10+ years of experience
• Strong academic background
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and compliance
• Admission to the Illinois State Bar in good standing (required)

Compensation

• Salary range: $310,000 - $370,000 , commensurate with experience

Job Tags

Work at office, Local area

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