About the role
A well-respected Pennsylvania law firm with a nationally recognized healthcare practice, is seeking a Senior Employment Attorney to join its growing team. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced management-side employment attorney to step into an established practice, work closely with long-term business and healthcare clients, and play a key role in rebuilding and expanding the firm's employment law group.
What You'll Do as the Senior Employment Attorney
- Counsel employers on a broad range of day-to-day employment matters, including employee relations, disciplinary actions, terminations, employee handbooks, ADA, FMLA, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, restrictive covenants, and employment policies. - Serve as a trusted advisor to business clients, with a significant focus on long-term care providers, nursing homes, and other healthcare organizations. - Represent employers in employment-related litigation and administrative proceedings involving discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour claims, unemployment compensation, and other workplace disputes. - Draft and negotiate employment agreements, policies, separation agreements, and other employment-related documents. - Handle litigation matters from strategy through resolution, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motions, hearings, mediations, and trial preparation. - Stay current on developments in employment law and provide proactive guidance, client alerts, presentations, and training as needed. - Collaborate with attorneys across multiple practice areas to provide comprehensive legal solutions for clients.
Must Haves
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school. - Active admission to the Pennsylvania Bar. - Approximately 8–12 years of management-side employment law experience (exceptional candidates with slightly more or less experience will be considered). - Strong experience counseling employers on day-to-day employment issues. - Experience handling employment litigation and administrative matters. - Excellent written, verbal, and client relationship skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience representing healthcare providers, long-term care facilities, or other regulated employers. - Experience reviewing and drafting employee handbooks and workplace policies. - Strong background advising employers on employee terminations, workplace investigations, and compliance matters. - Existing client relationships or business development experience is a plus, but no portable book of business is required.
The Firm Offers
- Competitive compensation, with flexibility for highly qualified candidates. - Performance-based bonus opportunities. - Comprehensive benefits, including a top-tier health plan, 401(k) with employer match, discretionary profit sharing, and short-term disability coverage. - Hybrid work flexibility after an initial onboarding period. - A collaborative, collegial environment with a strong emphasis on mentorship, teamwork, and long-term professional growth. - The opportunity to play an instrumental role in the continued growth of an established employment law practice while working alongside a nationally recognized healthcare team.
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