ERISA Litigation Associate

If you are looking to work with clients on crafting the most persuasive written presentation on their most critically important and complicated briefs and on communicating those arguments to courts in oral hearings, this is an awesome opportunity. This is a Dallas-based opportunity to join an ERISA team widely recognized for its counsel; advising and defending employers across the full spectrum of federal and state labor, employment, and benefits law. The practice includes high-stakes class and collective actions under the FLSA, Title VII, ERISA, WARN, and ADEA, as well as state-law equivalents. This team has significant experience navigating wage and hour compliance, worker classification, systemic discrimination claims, whistleblower retaliation, and fiduciary liability under ERISA. The group also counsel clients on trade secret misappropriation, restrictive covenants, and employee mobility. Matters allow you to routinely represent employers before the DOL, EEOC, and other administrative bodies in complex investigations and enforcement actions, as well as conducting internal investigations involving senior executives, whistleblower allegations, and other sensitive, high-profile matters—often coordinating closely with in-house and external teams on legal strategy, media response, and reputational risk.

Responsibilities

Working with clients on crafting the most persuasive written presentation on their most critically important and complicated briefs and communicating those arguments to courts in oral hearings; Advising and defending employers across the full spectrum of federal and state labor, employment, and benefits law; Representing employers before the DOL, EEOC, and other administrative bodies in complex investigations and enforcement actions; Conducting internal investigations involving senior executives, whistleblower allegations, and other sensitive, high-profile matters; Coordinating closely with in-house and external teams on legal strategy, media response, and reputational risk

Requirements

Mid Level (2-5 years); PQE: 1-3 years, 4-6 years

Benefits

Offering relocation