Mid/Senior-Level Employment Associate Attorney

New York City office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks mid/senior-level employment associate attorney with 5 years of experience practicing in a law firm Employment group. The candidate will work alongside partners advising high-level executives and professionals in connection with their employment, including negotiation of employment, compensation, and severance agreements. Will also assist with counseling executives and companies (both large and small) on all employment law matters, including employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation claims, disability, FMLA and other leaves of absence, whistleblower claims, unfair business practices, wage and hour issues, restrictive covenants, disciplinary issues, employment and severance agreements, terminations, reductions in force, internal investigations, employee handbooks, and other personnel policies and procedures. Must be Admitted to and in good standing with the State Bar of New York and/or Connecticut. Significant experience working on employment-related aspects of corporate transactions, drafting executive compensation/employment agreements, separation agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements (i.e., non-compete, non-solicitation, non-interference), and related expertise in counseling clients on a wide range of employment-related issues is required. Must have the ability to assume responsibility for employment law litigation matters through the summary judgment stage, including overseeing and conducting discovery (including electronic discovery) efforts and routine motions in federal and state courts, as well as responding to administrative agency charges and investigations, with minimal supervision. Familiar with and willing to stay abreast of employment laws and regulations is needed. Should have a desire to work directly with clients and coordinate with intermediaries to establish and maintain long-term productive relationships.

The candidate should have strong academic credentials. JD required. Must have excellent communication skills and strong project management/ability to balance a large number of competing priorities. Attention to detail is required. Must be a team Player.

There are law offices based throughout the US, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. With over a century of legal expertise to their credit, the firm staffs more than seven-hundred professionals globally. There are one-hundred and nine partners. Key practice areas consist of business and personal services. Disciplines are significant namely banking, commercial litigation-arbitration, legal risk management, divorce-family law and wealth structuring. Industry accolades are abundant for the legal practice. They encourage diversity in the labor force.