Job Title: Labor & Employment Attorney (Counsel / Associate)

Location: Raleigh, Charlotte, or Winston-Salem, NC (Hybrid/Remote Flexibility Eligible)

Salary: $210,000 - $450,000+ (Commensurate with experience level from Mid-Level Associate to Counsel/Partner)

Why This Opportunity?

This is an elite opportunity to join a premier, nationally recognized AM Law practice serving global clients from its multi-office North Carolina footprint. The position provides an ideal blend of high-stakes corporate advocacy, deep professional autonomy, and a highly advanced technology ecosystem tailored for the modern legal strategist.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Advocacy: Formulate and execute legal defense strategies for employers facing high-exposure state and federal labor disputes.
• Regulatory Compliance: Provide corporate counseling on workplace regulations, executive compensation agreements, wage-and-hour compliance, and complex administrative mandates.
• Litigation Defense: Represent management in labor and employment litigation before state courts, federal courts, and administrative enforcement agencies.
• Agreement Architecture: Draft, review, and negotiate critical employment contracts, non-compete agreements, severance packages, and third-party workplace service structures.
• Risk Mitigation: Conduct internal corporate audits, investigate sensitive employee misconduct, and advise executive teams on risk-containment policies.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 3 to 8+ years of dedicated defense-side labor and employment legal practice.
• Education: Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school with a stellar academic background.
• Licensure: Active and unblemished membership in the North Carolina State Bar (or eligible for immediate reciprocity).
• Technical Savvy: High level of competence navigating sophisticated document management, electronic court filing networks, and client reporting portals.

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