Attorney – Labor & Employment (Management-Side, Counseling & Litigation)

Full-Time | Hybrid | Rochester, NY - New York, NY - Albany, NY - Buffalo, NY | $130K – $170KIMPORTANT: WHO THIS ROLE IS FORThis Is For a Management-side Labor And Employment Attorney Who Wants a Full-spectrum Practice — Counseling, Litigation, And Traditional Labor — At a Firm Where Partners Actively Push Work Down And Development Is Built Into The Model. Candidates MustHave 3–7 years of management-side labor and employment experience at a law firmBe admitted to the New York bar or eligible and willing to waive inBe based in or willing to relocate to Rochester or Buffalo, NYThis is NOT a remote role. Traditional labor experience (NLRA, CBA, arbitration) and M&A diligence exposure are meaningful bonuses.About The OpportunityA Chambers USA top-ranked upstate New York firm with one of the strongest management-side L&E practices in the region is growing its team across Rochester and Buffalo. The firm serves a genuinely diverse client base — Fortune 100 employers, hospitals and health systems, municipalities, universities, nonprofits, and closely held businesses — on the full spectrum of employment matters. The firm's true lockstep-with-accountability partnership model (no eat-what-you-kill, no origination pressure, no permanent non-equity tier) means associates routinely get real client contact and substantive responsibility earlier in their careers than peers at competing firms. Billable target: 1,800 hours. Hybrid: approximately 50% in-office, measured on trust.What You'll Be DoingCounsel management-side corporate clients on day-to-day employment matters: wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, NY Human Rights Law, and FLSA complianceDraft and review employment policies, handbooks, employment agreements, separation agreements, and restrictive covenantsAdvise on hiring practices, employee discipline, terminations, reductions in force, and leaves of absenceHandle employment litigation defense: EEOC charge responses, motion practice, depositions, mediations, and summary judgmentSupport traditional labor matters: NLRA counseling, collective bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, and NLRB proceedingsConduct workplace training and internal investigations across a diverse client base including public entities, academic institutions, and health systemsWhat We're Looking For3–7 years of management-side labor and employment experience at a law firm (flexible to 2–8 years for exceptional candidates)Strong counseling skills and at least some employment litigation exposureTraditional labor (NLRA, CBA, arbitration) experience is a meaningful plusNY bar admission or eligibility and willingness to waive inLong-term minded attorney looking for a true partnership track at a collaborative, low-ego firmCore KeywordsLabor & Employment Attorney; Management-Side; EEOC; NLRA; Wage and Hour; Discrimination Defense; Employment Counseling; Rochester NY; Buffalo NY; Lockstep PartnershipSkills: nlra,management,litigation,discrimination,labor & employment,u.s. equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc),wage & hour,employment litigation,defense,counseling,arbitration