About the company
Our client is a law firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Advise business clients on workplace legal questions, combining day-to-day counseling with defense of disputes and occasional union-related work. You will join a collaborative, mentorship-oriented team where junior lawyers get real client exposure early.
What you'll do
- Give employer clients practical guidance on everyday people-management questions, including pay practices, discrimination, harassment, leave and accommodation, under federal and New York law.
- Prepare and revise handbooks, workplace policies, hiring and exit documents, and agreements that limit post-departure activity.
- Advise on recruiting practices, discipline, terminations, workforce reductions and leaves of absence.
- Defend clients in workplace disputes before agencies and courts, from initial responses through pretrial motions, witness examinations and settlement discussions.
- Support union-related matters such as bargaining, grievances and arbitration as a secondary part of the practice.
- Lead training sessions and internal workplace investigations for a varied client base.
- Work alongside partners and associates in an informal team where senior lawyers pull you into matters and hand over meaningful pieces of work.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Three to seven years of private-practice experience representing employers in workplace law matters.
- A background at a law firm rather than solely at a government agency.
- A core practice in advising on pay, discrimination, leave and disability issues and drafting related policies.
- Hands-on dispute experience and comfort with contested matters.
- Working knowledge of federal and New York workplace statutes.
- JD from an accredited law school.
- Admission to the New York bar, or eligibility and willingness to waive in.
- Excellent written advocacy skills, with a writing sample available on request.
- A collaborative, low-ego style and responsive, proactive communication.
- Pragmatic, business-minded approach to advising clients.
- Based in, or willing to relocate to, Rochester or Buffalo, New York.
Bonus points
- Exposure to union-side matters such as bargaining agreements, grievances, arbitration or labor board proceedings.
- Experience supporting corporate transaction diligence on workforce-related issues.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 130,000 to 170,000 per year
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits
Location and work model
- Rochester, New York, United States or Buffalo, New York, United States
- Hybrid, approximately 50% in-office over the course of a year
- Full-time