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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Skills Required
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active admission to the Pennsylvania Bar
- Approximately 8–12 years of management-side employment law experience
- Strong experience counseling employers on day-to-day employment issues
- Experience handling employment litigation and administrative matters
- Excellent written, verbal, and client relationship skills
- 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 terminations, workplace investigations, and compliance matters
- Existing client relationships or business development experience
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