Associate - Employment and Labor Relations

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an associate to join its Employment and Labor Relations practice group in Cincinnati, Ohio. The ideal candidate will have 1-4 years of experience and a focus on traditional management-side labor law and occupational safety and health.

Duties

• Assist in handling traditional management-side labor law matters.
• Engage in occupational safety and health legal issues.
• Contribute to wage and hour collective and class actions.
• Conduct thorough legal research and analysis.
• Draft and review legal documents and correspondence.

Requirements

• 1-4 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong academic and professional credentials.
• Exceptional research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal communication abilities.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Admission to the state bar.

Skills

• Proficiency in legal research and writing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
• Performance bonuses.

This Vault-ranked firm has a client-first mindset, where attorneys are rewarded based on their listening and understanding their clients' goals, thinking creatively and aggressively to advance those goals, and obtaining the clients' ultimate success. Attorneys at this firm partner with members of the firm's affiliated businesses to provide comprehensive service to clients. These partnerships allow clients to access business consulting across a variety of disciplines. The attorneys truly work as one team to help their clients succeed. This modern, progressive firm boasts a highly respectful, transparent workplace culture, which fosters creativity, teamwork, inclusion, diversity, and service to clients and communities. This firm emphasizes significant investment in the communities where their attorneys live and practice. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.