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Employer Information
Kutak Rock
Sarah Anderson, Talent Acquisition & Compliance Specialist
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Email: sarah.anderson@kutakrock.com
Send application materials to: Jessica Lindsay
Recruiting for office(s) in: All offices
Type of organization: Law Firm
Job Title: Lateral Attorney, Employment and Labor
JOB SUMMARY
Kutak Rock seeks a lateral attorney with significant management-side labor law experience to join the Firm’s national Employment and Labor practice. This position is ideal for proactive, experienced attorneys with a self-sustaining book of business who want to integrate their labor and employment law practice into a full-service corporate law firm to capitalize on our national resources, cross-marketing opportunities, and collegial and collaborative work environment.
Kutak Rock, a U.S. News and World Report rated “Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms.” provides attorneys the opportunity to grow their practice while making valuable contributions in a collegial and collaborative environment.
This full-time, hybrid position may work out of one of the following Firm offices: Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Fayetteville, AR; Irvine, CA; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Kansas City, MO; Minneapolis, MN; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Scottsdale, AZ; Spokane, WA; Springfield, MO; Tallahassee, FL; or Washington, D.C.
QUALIFICATIONS: Skills and Abilities
Self-sustaining portable business
Strong expertise and extensive experience representing management clients in labor negotiations and labor-related disputes, and advising management clients on labor-related matters and risks
Strong organizational and matter management skills
Ability and confidence to work independently while thriving in a high-pace, collaborative, team environment
Self-motivated with the desire and drive to help shape and expand a growing practice
Commitment to building relationships and achieving the goals of Firm clients
QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Experience
Must be currently admitted to practice with an active bar license in good standing within state of residence
Minimum of 7 years experience in the practice of labor law, representing management
Recent law firm experience and a portable, self-sustaining book of business required
Position Information
Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $200,000-$400,000 annual base salary, commensurate with education and experience. The actual salary offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including location, originations, and portable book of business.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid. This full-time, hybrid position may work out of one of the following Firm offices: Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Fayetteville, AR; Irvine, CA; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Kansas City, MO; Minneapolis, MN; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Scottsdale, AZ; Spokane, WA; Springfield, MO; Tallahassee, FL; or Washington, D.C. Remote candidates will also be considered.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Dependent Life, Disability, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance. Flexible Spending Plan. Health Savings Account. Fertility coverage assistance. Adoption and surrogacy financial assistance. Nine Paid Holidays per calendar year. Flexible paid vacation leave. 1 hours of paid sick leave accrued for every 30 hours worked. Paid parental leave. Bereavement, jury duty, military leave. 401(k) Retirement benefits. Discretionary bonuses. Employee Assistance Program. Back-Up Care. Domestic Partner Benefits. Technology Allowance. Some of the foregoing benefits include Employer/Employee cost sharing.
Additional Information
Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
California Applicants:Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO).
Recruiters
For external recruiter inquiries regarding this position, please contact Recruiting@KutakRock.com
About the Firm
Kutak Rock was formed in 1965 with a commitment to exceptional client service delivered with a collaborative, team-focused approach. Our founding charter commits the firm to “allow and encourage each individual within it to be a full person,” and we strive to offer an exceptional professional environment, intellectually challenging and engaging work in multiple disciplines, competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for training and career development. We are a leading national law firm with locations in 19 cities united by our common commitment to our core values of client service; integrity and fairness; innovation; and inclusiveness and diversity.
We are dedicated to the maintenance of a respectful, collegial, communicative, and equal opportunity workplace that encourages and rewards innovation and entrepreneurship. We measure our success not just on the basis of our revenues or our profits, but by the satisfaction we deliver for our clients and the health, engagement and loyalty of our people.
Time period of employment: full time, ongoing
- Deadline to apply: 19 December 2025
- Anticipated start date:
- Response method(s): https://www.kutakrock.com/general-content/careers
- Materials requested: Résumé, Cover letter