Our client is seeking a Labor & Employment Associate Attorney to join its team in the Denver office.

What are the minimum requirements?

Ideal candidates will have 1-4 years of traditional labor and employment experience, be strong writers, and possess excellent research and analytical skills. Preferred candidates will possess a strong academic background, have compelling law school experience (e.g., law review, law journal, etc.) and/or have judicial clerkship experience. We are seeking candidates who have the ability to take depositions, handle administrative hearings, and serve as second chair in trials. A federal clerkship is highly desired but not required.

We are looking for someone willing to invest 1,800 billable matters, 75 hours of pro bono/public service work (or 50 hours of pro bono legal work), including at least 25 hours dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What are the firm's benefits?

• 75 hour/attorney/year legal pro bono or civic service expectation; 25 hours invested in DEI initiatives
• Hybrid schedules to meet the individual needs of our attorneys and team members.
• Opportunity to customize work schedule via flexible-hours program, in place since the 1980s.
• Partnership eligibility for flexible-hour attorneys.
• Sabbatical program at full pay for partners (three months every five years) and long-term attorneys (six weeks every seven years. The trust, teamwork, and integrity built into the firm’s core values allow sabbaticals to serve as true opportunities to disconnect and reenergize.
• World-class, outdoor recreation at your doorstep in our desirable office locations.

Our Client Care About Your Professional Growth

• Three-tiered Levels System: advancement based on firmwide core competencies and practice group-specific benchmark skills rather than lockstep factors.
• Frequent feedback processes designed to facilitate your professional growth.
• Two-tier partnership opportunities with transparent paths and expectations.
• In-house business development training program and individualized professional development plans customized to your goals.
• Low partner to associate ratio means quality work assignments early in your career.
• Business development program tailored to attorney levels.
• Attorney retreats that fosters integration of attorneys among offices and practice groups.
• Opportunities to participate in firm leadership and committees.
• 30-60-90-day new hire check-ins with Professional Development team to ensure attorneys have everything they need to get started.