Labor and Employment Associate - Nashville

Title: Labor & Employment Associate

Employment Type: Full Time

Compensation: $160,000–$195,000 DOE

Location: Nashville, TN

Work Model: Onsite / office-based

Industry: Legal Services

Position Overview

We are supporting a well-established law firm seeking a junior to mid-level Labor & Employment Associate to join its Nashville office. This role is designed for an attorney with approximately 2–5 years of relevant experience who can advise employers on day-to-day workplace matters while also supporting and managing employment litigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise employer clients on workplace policies, wage-and-hour matters, discrimination and retaliation issues, leave requirements, employee relations, and other employment-law concerns.
• Manage and support employment litigation through discovery, legal research, motion practice, case strategy, and trial preparation.
• Conduct and support workplace investigations and provide practical guidance on employee-relations matters.
• Draft and review employment agreements, handbooks, workplace policies, and related compliance materials.
• Monitor federal, Tennessee, and local employment-law developments and help clients maintain compliant policies and practices.
• Work collaboratively with partners, associates, clients, and support teams in a team-oriented practice environment.

Required Qualifications

• Current license to practice law in Tennessee.
• Approximately 2–5 years of labor and employment law experience, preferably representing employers.
• Experience with employment counseling and/or employment litigation.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and client-communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters, deadlines, and client priorities with appropriate judgment and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience handling wage-and-hour matters, discrimination or retaliation claims, leave laws, workplace investigations, or employment-policy counseling.
• Experience drafting employment agreements, employee handbooks, or workplace policies.
• Prior law-firm experience within a labor and employment practice.
• Experience taking ownership of discovery, motions, and other substantive litigation tasks.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and eligibility to participate in a 401(k) plan.