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Senior Employment Associate

Orion Placement


Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 150000 - 250000
Posted: 21 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Pay: $150000.00 - $250000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

  • Join a highly respected collaborative legal team with sophisticated employer-side employment matters
  • Enjoy significant client interaction and the opportunity to become a trusted advisor to businesses
  • Work on a mix of counseling policy development contracts and employment litigation matters
  • Benefit from a healthy work-life balance with no rigid billable hour requirement and typical annual billing between 1500-1800 hours
  • Earn performance-based bonuses and build a long-term career with excellent growth potential
  • Work alongside experienced attorneys in a collegial supportive environment
  • Relocation candidates are welcome

Location: Boston Massachusetts Hybrid schedule with the flexibility to work from home up to two days per week offering the ideal blend of collaboration and flexibility.

Note: Candidates must have 4 years of management-side employment law experience including counseling employers and litigating employment matters. Admission to practice in Massachusetts or ability to obtain admission is required.

About Us

We are a collaborative client-focused law firm serving sophisticated businesses and organizations across a broad range of industries. Our attorneys work closely together to deliver practical solutions and exceptional client service while fostering a collegial environment that supports professional growth. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

  • Advise and represent employers on a wide range of employment law matters
  • Draft and review employment agreements policies and related documents
  • Provide strategic counseling regarding compliance with federal and state employment laws
  • Handle employment litigation in court and before administrative agencies including MCAD and DOL proceedings
  • Develop creative solutions for clients facing complex workplace issues
  • Work directly with clients and build long-term trusted relationships
  • Collaborate with colleagues across practice areas on sophisticated matters
  • Contribute to business development and practice growth opportunities

Qualifications

  • 4 years of employment law experience representing employers
  • Experience litigating employment matters in court and before administrative agencies
  • Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations
  • Experience drafting policies employment agreements and related documents
  • Excellent legal writing analytical and communication skills
  • Ability to manage client relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues
  • Labor law experience or workplace investigations experience is a plus
  • Massachusetts bar admission or eligibility for admission preferred

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will join a supportive highly collaborative team that values excellent client service professional development and work-life balance. This is an opportunity to build meaningful client relationships handle sophisticated matters and grow your career in a thriving employment practice without the pressure of excessive billable hour expectations.

JPC-1295

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Requirements: Must haves: MA bar license 4 yrs of employment law exp

  • Nice to haves:

  • Preferred Years as Associate: 4

  • Additional context: Relocation- yes. Packages - no

  • Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

4-6 years: $175K-$200K

7-9 years: $200K-$225K

10 years: $225K-$250K

Performance bonuses available

Submission Email: Name / Katy and Bev - ;

Quick Recruiter Reference

Regional full-service law firm seeking a Senior Employment Attorney for its Boston office. Role focuses on management-side counseling employment agreements and employment litigation. Hybrid schedule strong culture and significant client interaction.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Senior Employment Associate -Pierce Atwood - JPC 1295 - Source

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  • Client job title: Senior Employment Associate

  • Location: Boston MA

  • On-site hybrid remote: Hybrid

  • Experience: 4

  • Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Senior Employment Attorney Labor & Employment Attorney Employment Litigation Attorney Management Side Employment Counsel Employment Associate Labor and Employment Associate Workplace Investigations Attorney Employment Law Counsel.

  • # of hires needed: 1

  • Open or not to recruiters on TE: No

  • Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): L&E atty Boston 4 years exp