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Senior Labor and Employment Attorney/Counsel

Detroit office of our client seeks senior labor and employment attorney/counsel with ideally 6-13 years of litigation experience. Legal

The candidate should have outstanding writing skills, client service aptitude, and business development acumen are also key to success.

This is an established leading firm in Michigan and is well known throughout the Midwest. The firm, which is over 130 years old, houses over 180 attorneys in eight offices. It represents industrial companies, health care and financial institutions, and public corporations. It also represents smaller to mid-size businesses. It is no wonder this firm is able to attract a huge array of talented professionals. This firm is committed to providing a collegial, supportive, worker-friendly environment for its attorneys. It has gone casual, promotes flexible working schedules and provides state of the art technology. In fact, associates are free to virtually commute via phone and data lines here and have the ability to set their own office schedules in accordance with client needs. In addition, after a few years at the firm, attorneys are given the opportunity to opt for a part-time working arrangement. When these attorneys say team they mean it. These people really enjoy working together.

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Labor & Employment

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Full-Time

6 2019-05-24 21:07:30

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Labor and Employment Associate Attorney

Detroit office of our client seeks labor and employment associate attorney with 4-7 years of experience. The candidate will perform the general duties of an associate attorney by creating legal documents, attending hearings, conducting depositions, responding to EEOC and MDCR Charges, managing and advising clients on legal issues involving employees, and providing support and assistance to partner-level litigation attorneys during all phases of employment related litigation and traditional labor matters. Will counsel clients on labor and employment issues and compliance, employee discipline and discharge. Respond to EEOC and MDCR charges. Prepare legal briefs and other pleadings. Handle various aspects of employment related litigation, such as motion hearings, mediations and depositions. Assist with all areas of discovery including: drafting discovery requests, responses to discovery requests, preparation of initial disclosures and witness preparation. Work with partner-level attorneys to determine documents and information to produce, manner of production, and selection of vendors. Prepare trial materials. Attend and assist at pretrial, trial, and post trial proceedings. Traditional labor experience is a plus. Must be admitted to the Michigan State Bar, or eligible to promptly become admitted. Legal

The candidate should have excellent research and writing skills; Good organizational and project management skills are needed. Must be proficient in the use of on-line legal research services and legal resources available on the internet including Westlaw. Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) are essential. Must have sound judgment. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision. Be actively involved in activities that may, over time, result in business development. Must be a graduate of an accredited law school.

One of the largest and established law firms based in Michigan, with offices in Michigan and elsewhere, this firm has played and continues to play significant role in industrial and manufacturing industries in and around Detroit. This is a full service law firm, whose practice area includes corporate, litigation, tax, intellectual property, and other types of law. The firm has an impressive list of global clients. The lawyers graduated from both regional and national law schools, with high academic honors. The environment at the firm is collegial, but lawyers are expected to work hard and long. Fortunately, lawyers are compensated well at the firm, and generally its lawyers enjoy their work and their colleagues. An excellent opportunity awaits outstanding attorneys with top credentials.

SKILLS

Labor & Employment

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Full-Time

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