Corporate/Employment Counsel

Job Overview:

A law firm is seeking a highly skilled corporate/employment counsel with extensive experience in employment law to join its team in Irving, TX. This position requires a dedicated professional with excellent academic credentials, strong writing abilities, and superior organizational skills. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of four years of experience in employment law at a nationally recognized law firm and possess a strong client-team-focused work ethic.

Duties:

• Advise clients on employment-related compliance matters, including worker classification, wage and hour laws, immigration, unions and collective bargaining, employment policies and handbooks, and equal opportunity laws.
• Draft employment agreements and separation agreements.
• Provide counsel on reductions-in-force and WARN Act issues.
• Draft and advice on restrictive covenants.
• Conduct employment-related diligence.
• Handle employment-related representations and covenants in transaction documents.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of employment law experience at a nationally recognized law firm.
• Have experience advising clients on employment-related compliance and drafting employment agreements.
• Strong experience in drafting separation agreements and advising on reductions-in-force and WARN Act issues.
• Experience in drafting and advising on restrictive covenants.
• Experience conducting employment-related diligence and handling employment-related representations and covenants in transaction documents is a plus.
• Must have excellent academic credentials.
• Strong writing skills.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Strong client-team-focused work ethic.
• Must be a member in good standing of (or have eligibility to waive into) the TX Bar.

Education:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications:

• Member in good standing of the Texas Bar or eligibility to waive into the Texas Bar.

Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of employment law.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients and team members.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.

Job Location:

• Irving, TX

Providing sophisticated top-quality legal representation nationally and globally, this full-service law firm offers services in areas of corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property, and trusts and estates. The firm's clients include public and private companies, Fortune 100, government and nonprofit organizations, and individuals. The firm has a collaborative and collegial environment where the most talented team of lawyers and professionals create creative and strategic solutions for clients' needs. In addition, the firm has an innovative team that provides strategies using new processes and software. The firm is committed to providing pro bono service and sponsoring a variety of programs that support education, arts and culture, health and welfare, and human rights. Focused on attracting diverse talents the firm provides various training and mentoring programs for professional growth. This nationally recognized firm has all the features of a successful law firm: highly skilled attorneys, amazing staff, a supportive work environment, and a competitive salary with great benefits.