Labor & Employment Associate
- Location
- Chicago, IL
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About the role
The Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a Labor & Employment Associate with 2-5 years of experience in employment litigation and counseling. Our Chicago team maintains a diverse practice encompassing employment litigation, advice and counseling, and traditional labor management-side matters.
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience handling single-plaintiff employment litigation, providing employment law advice and counseling, and representing employers in wage and hour and employment class action matters. Experience in traditional labor law, including arbitrations, contract administration, and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) matters involving union avoidance, union campaigns, and unfair labor practice defense, is a plus but is not required.
Required Qualifications
- 2-5 years of substantive experience in employment litigation and counseling, including single-plaintiff employment matters
- Experience with wage and hour matters and employment class action litigation
- Excellent writing, research, and analytical skills
- Strong academic credentials
- Admission to and good standing with the Illinois Bar
Additional information
Successful candidates will be highly motivated to contribute to an active national practice, demonstrate initiative and a willingness to assume responsibility for client matters, and possess strong interpersonal skills to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
About Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 national, full-service law firm with 26 offices. The firm has an exceptional reputation for fostering an inclusive, collegial, and supportive environment where attorneys can thrive, develop professionally, and advance their careers.
We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy.
We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.
This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.
From Barnes & Thornburg's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 11, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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