Raleigh Midlevel Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety Associate

Job Description

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us.  Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

We are seeking an experienced Labor, Employment & Workplace Safety associate to join the dynamic Raleigh office. The role includes a combination of client counseling, transactional work, and litigation of employment matters. The ideal candidate will have three to six years of (i) experience advising clients on a wide range of employment and labor issues, such as hiring, discipline, termination, discrimination, harassment, leaves of absence, retaliation, noncompetition, labor/management relations, occupational safety and health, and wage and hour matters; (ii) experience with the employment-related aspects of business transactions, including due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and drafting and reviewing employment policies and employment-related documents such as offer letters, employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, and separation agreements; and (iii)  experience litigating and/or investigating labor and employment issues.  Likewise, experience or interest in health care law, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and/or affirmative action is a plus. Strong academic credentials and excellent written and oral communication skills are prerequisites. Membership on law review and/or judicial clerkship experience are preferred. Candidates must be self-starters with the ability to work individually and in teams.

ABOUT THE FIRM

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers across five continents. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world.  We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.

The industry recognition the firm has garnered in the past five years emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.

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BENEFITS

We offer a dynamic work environment and excellent benefits.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm’s policy to provide an environment that is free of unlawful harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is sexual, racial, age-related, disability-related or ethnic background-related.