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Labor Employment Associate
Job Description
Labor & Employment Associate – New Orleans
Our client, a premier AmLaw 100 law firm, is seeking a mid-level Labor & Employment Associate to join its New Orleans office. This is an excellent opportunity for a management-side employment litigator to work on a sophisticated and varied caseload in a highly regarded practice group.
The estimated salary range for this position is competitive and may vary depending on experience and other factors.
Qualifications
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- 3-5 years of management-side law firm experience in employment litigation
- Experience in single-plaintiff actions involving discrimination, harassment, restrictive covenants/trade secret misappropriation, and whistleblowing
- Experience in employment class actions and wage-and-hour collective actions
- Experience conducting internal investigations, responding to demand letters, and drafting position statements
- Experience handling discovery, including eDiscovery; researching and drafting motions and briefs
- Experience preparing for and taking/defending depositions and working with expert witnesses
- Experience advising on workplace law issues including wage and hour, ADA accommodations, employment and separation agreements, reductions-in-force, and employment-related policies
- Admission to the Louisiana Bar required
Meet Your Recruiter
Misty Kokkos
Global Legal Recruiter
mkokkos@lawseek.com
With fifteen years of combined experience in Talent Acquisition and Human Resources, Misty Kokkos has successfully navigated diverse industries ranging from start-ups to Big 4, financial services, logistics and supply chain, and more.
Misty’s recruiting experience spans globally from the United States to Europe, the United Kingdom, India and beyond. She focuses on practice areas including healthcare and regulatory compliance, as well as Labor and Employment.
Misty enjoys world travel, learning new languages and exploring the arts. Based in Athens, Greece, Misty splits her time between Europe and Texas, U.S.A.