Labor & Employment Associate (4+ years)
Labor & Employment Associate (4+ years)
Location(s): Denver, CO
Salary Range: $175,000 – $215,000
Admission: Colorado
Schedule: 3 days/week Onsite
Client Size: 1,000+
Client Description:
Our client is an American Law 200 firm focused on representing employers in Labor & Employment litigation matters, with 37 offices and over 500 attorneys across the United States. They’re consistently evolving to meet the dynamic needs of the modern employer combining innovative analytics technology with a client-centric focus. Associates are offered a competitive salary, meaningful collaboration opportunities, and true work-life balance.
Position Description:
Our client’s rapidly growing Denver office seeks to hire an associate or of counsel to join their Wage and Hour Litigation team. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 4 or more years of experience to take on important client-facing work right away. They are willing to consider non-partner track candidates for this position.
The ideal candidate must have extensive experience litigating wage and hour class and/or collective action claims under the Colorado Wage Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, along with experience interpreting Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division regulations, rules and interpretative guidance materials. Qualified candidates need to demonstrate experience and proficiency drafting and responding to initial pleadings and discovery, drafting and arguing motions, including motions to decertify a conditional class, and experience taking and defending depositions. Candidates will be required to submit writing samples demonstrating this level of proficiency. Successful candidates must have excellent academic credentials, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.