Elevate is recruiting an
Employment Attorney to support a high-volume, fast-moving portfolio of workplace investigations and employment litigation matters. This role is ideal for an attorney with approximately 5-8 years of employment law experience who is comfortable handling sensitive workplace investigations, working within structured customer workflows, and supporting a broad range of litigation tasks from matter intake through resolution. The successful candidate will bring strong workplace investigations experience, sound employment-law judgment, excellent writing skills, ample discovery and motion practice skills, and the ability to operate efficiently in a scaled legal-services environment. Experience in-house, with large employers, or on high-volume employment litigation or investigations portfolios is strongly preferred.
This role is onsite in Arlington, VA.Specifically, the Employment Attorney will- Conduct and support workplace investigations involving allegations such as harassment, discrimination, retaliation, policy violations, employee misconduct, wage-and-hour concerns, and other employment-related issues.
- Develop investigation plans, identify relevant witnesses and documents, conduct witness interviews, evaluate facts, prepare chronologies, and draft clear investigation summaries, findings, and recommendations where appropriate.
- Support employment litigation matters, including case intake, fact development, litigation holds, document collection, discovery strategy, written discovery, pleadings, motions, witness preparation, depositions, settlement support, and matter closeout.
- Assist with administrative charges and agency matters, including EEOC and state-agency responses, position statements, information requests, and related fact development.
- Work within client-approved workflows, templates, playbooks, escalation protocols, and service-level expectations.
- Identify legal, reputational, operational, privilege, and escalation issues and raise them to supervising attorneys or client stakeholders as appropriate.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal operations, project management, data, document review, and technology teams, to support efficient matter handling at scale.
- Draft concise, practical, and client-ready work product that reflects strong legal judgment and attention to detail.
Experience- Approximately 5-8 years of employment law experience, preferably representing or advising employers.
- Demonstrated workplace investigations experience is required, including experience interviewing witnesses, analyzing evidence, assessing credibility, and drafting investigation-related work product.
- Experience with employment litigation, including discovery, motion practice, witness preparation, depositions, settlement strategy, and case management.
Skills for Success- Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws, including anti-discrimination, anti-retaliation, leave, accommodation, wage-and-hour, and workplace conduct requirements.
- Excellent writing, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a high-volume environment.
- Sound judgment, discretion, and sensitivity when handling confidential and legally sensitive workplace matters.
Technical Skills- Excellent MS Office skills - capable of preparing PowerPoint, Word, and Excel files without support.
Qualifications- J.D. from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Located in the DC Metro area and willing to work onsite in Arlington full time.
Compensation- US national salary range: $130,000-160,000, based on job-related skills, experience, and level. In addition, Elevate offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package and PTO.
