Employment Law Attorney

Employment Law Attorney (5+ Years’)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

$160,000–$260,000 DOE

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employment Law Attorney to join the Winston-Salem office of a highly regarded regional law firm.

The firm is seeking an attorney with 5+ years of employment law experience who is looking to join an established, collaborative practice offering sophisticated client work alongside significant professional autonomy.

The Role

The successful attorney will advise clients across a broad range of employment and workplace matters, including:

• Advising employers on federal and state employment laws.
• Employment litigation and workplace disputes.
• Discrimination, retaliation and harassment claims.
• Wage-and-hour matters.
• Employment agreements and restrictive covenants.
• Workplace policies and employee handbooks.
• Terminations, disciplinary matters and workforce issues.
• EEOC and other administrative agency proceedings.
• Direct client counselling and relationship management.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally possess:

• 5+ years' employment law experience .
• Strong employer-side advisory experience.
• Employment litigation experience.
• Strong drafting, research and advocacy skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage matters independently.
• North Carolina Bar admission .

What’s on Offer?

• $160,000–$260,000 base salary , depending on experience, seniority and practice.
• High-quality employment matters.
• Significant direct client contact.
• Strong work/life balance relative to larger firms.
• Collegial regional-firm culture.
• Opportunity to develop a long-term client following.
• Strong progression potential.