Partner - Legal - Employment

Job Description

Senior Employment Attorney/Partner | Manhattan or Orangeburg (Hybrid) – Up to $240k + 35% Bonus

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Location/Schedule: Manhattan or Orangeburg, NY – Three days per week in office

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Base Salary: $200,000–$240,000, plus bonus potential of up to 35%

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Practice: Management-Side Employment Litigation and Counseling

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What stands out about this opportunity:

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No Strict Billable-Hour Requirement – Join a firm with an expected pace of approximately 150 hours per month but no rigid billable requirement, providing greater flexibility than most employment practices.

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Bonus Potential of Up to 35% – Earn a substantial performance bonus with the potential to add more than $50,000 to your annual compensation.

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Sophisticated National Employment Work – Advise and defend employers across multiple states through a platform operating in nine jurisdictions nationwide.

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Quality Comparable to National Employment Firms – Join a boutique that has attracted attorneys from leading employment practices including Littler, Jackson Lewis and Fisher Phillips.

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Balanced Litigation and Advisory Practice – Divide your time between management-side litigation and strategic counseling, allowing you to build broader relationships with employer clients.

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Partnership Opportunity – Join an entrepreneurial employment boutique where senior attorneys can contribute to the direction and continued growth of the practice.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Defend employers in management-side employment litigation.
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• Handle matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour claims and other workplace disputes.
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• Represent clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.
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• Advise employers on policies, compliance, employee relations and risk management.
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• Draft employment agreements, policies and other workplace documentation.
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• Manage matters independently while collaborating closely with firm leadership.
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• Support and develop long-term relationships with business clients.
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• Contribute to the continued growth of the firm’s employment practice.
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Core Requirements:

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• Active New York Bar admission.
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• At least seven years of management-side employment experience.
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• Strong employment litigation and counseling capabilities.
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• Ability to manage sophisticated matters independently.
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• Excellent written advocacy and client-management skills.
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Additional state bar admissions and an existing book of business are advantageous but not essential.

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If you are a senior employment attorney looking for national-level work, substantial bonus potential, partnership prospects and a more flexible approach to billables, let’s have a confidential conversation.

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