Labor & Employment Non-Equity Partner

Management-Side Succession Opportunity

Location: Concord, NH (hybrid or remote arrangements may be tailored)
Compensation: Guaranteed base salary, plus origination and production bonuses; negotiable based on the candidate.

About the Opportunity
This is a lateral non-equity partner search. A senior equity partner with a large, busy employment practice is transitioning toward retirement. The incoming attorney will work closely with the senior equity partner to take over that practice and will have access to substantial existing employer-side work. This is a succession and leadership opportunity, with a potential path to equity based on performance.

Partner Economics
The role includes a guaranteed base salary, 1,600 billable hours in year one and 1,700 thereafter, and approximate origination and production/receipt bonuses of 7.5%–10% each. Compensation is negotiable based on the candidate.

Requirements

• Partner-level employer-side (management-side) labor and employment capability
• Meaningful management-side counseling and/or dispute experience
• Ability to independently manage files, strategy, and direct client communication
• Strong writing, negotiation, judgment, and responsiveness
• Active attorney license in good standing; New Hampshire admission details to be confirmed

Key Responsibilities

• Advise employers on workplace compliance, policies, discipline, leave, and accommodations
• Handle wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, and employment disputes and litigation
• Draft employment agreements, policies, restrictive covenants, and separation documents
• Support investigations, negotiations, grievances, collective bargaining, and arbitration
• Assume client and file responsibility as senior partners transition work
• Originate and expand relationships using the firm platform

Preferred Qualifications

• A portable book of approximately $125,000–$200,000 or more would be viewed favorably but is not required
• Healthcare or hospital employment experience
• Collective bargaining, grievance, or arbitration experience
• Existing New England employer relationships

Why Join

• Immediate substantial workload through senior-partner succession
• Performance-based leadership opportunity and potential path to equity
• Benefits and tailored hybrid or remote flexibility