Labor & Employment Associate or Senior Counsel

The Labor & Employment Group of Locke Lord is seeking an associate or senior counsel in the Houston ‎office ‎with two or more years’ experience. The candidate must be admitted to the bar in Texas or preparing to ‎obtain such admission in 2024 through reciprocity with another state, have excellent academic ‎credentials, and have spent the majority of their career to date in the area of ‎employment law. This position will provide opportunities for meaningful responsibility for ‎employment-related counseling, ‎transactional drafting, and litigation matters (single plaintiff and collective/class actions), ‎including issues involving hiring and separation, wage and hour, EEO, non-compete and trade secrets, employment policies and agreements, due diligence for corporate transactions, employee ‎accommodation and leave issues, investigations, public accommodation access for persons with disabilities, OSHA, and any other employment ‎law issues. The ‎candidate should have strong research and writing and public speaking skills, ‎and experience and responsibility in a broad base of employment issues. ‎ Locke Lord LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, civil union status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other classifications that are deemed to be protected under federal, state and/or local laws. All qualified applicants are to be given equal opportunity regarding all terms and conditions of their employment and that selection, promotion, compensation, or other job-related decisions are to be based on job-related factors.