: Employment Attorney
Location: Austin, TX or Dallas, TX Austin Preferred
Salary: $180,000 $225,000/yr + competitive equity
Schedule: Full-time On-site initially Hybrid
Experience: 7+ years employment law experience
Active Bar License Required Texas Preferred
Law Firm Employment Experience Required
Firm Quality: Growing Texas boutique serving startups, venture-backed companies, and M&A clients
Career Upside: Direct client ownership + meaningful autonomy + partner collaboration
Central Texas Recruiting is seeking an Employment Attorney with 7+ years of employment law experience to advise a growing portfolio of startups, venture-backed companies, M&A clients, and executives. This is a senior-level opportunity offering meaningful autonomy, direct client relationships, and close collaboration with firm leadership.
The ideal candidate will have substantial employment law experience within a law firm, including advising on employment matters arising from mergers and acquisitions, employee transitions, restrictive covenants, employment agreements, and multi-state workforce compliance. Attorneys must be comfortable independently managing client relationships and providing practical, commercially focused legal counsel.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as primary or supporting counsel on complex employment matters
Advise clients on hiring practices, separations, and workforce matters
Draft, review, and negotiate employment agreements and restrictive covenants
Draft and negotiate non-competes, separation agreements, and related employment documents
Advise clients on federal and multi-state workforce compliance obligations
Conduct employment law diligence for acquisitions and financings
Advise on employee transitions, worker classification, and benefits obligations
Handle restrictive covenant enforcement matters
Conduct or oversee internal workplace investigations
Manage responses to EEOC, DOL, and state agency charges
Manage client relationships and deliver proactive legal advice
Mentor junior attorneys on employment matters
Contribute to client origination and cross-selling opportunities
Qualifications & Requirements:
U.S. Work Eligibility Required
Education & Experience:
JD from an accredited law school
7+ years of employment law experience
Employment law experience within a law firm required
Active Bar license required; Texas preferred
Experience advising clients on sophisticated employment matters
Ability to independently manage a client portfolio with minimal partner oversight
Experience mentoring less experienced attorneys
M&A & Employment Experience:
Employment matters arising from mergers and acquisitions
Employee transitions between companies
Restrictive covenants and non-competes
Employment and separation agreements
Employee handbooks
Worker classification
Federal and multi-state employment compliance
Technical Skills & Competencies:
Strong employment-law drafting and negotiation skills
Knowledge of federal and multi-state employment laws and regulations
Ability to conduct employment-related transactional due diligence
Ability to provide commercially practical legal advice
Strong client-management and communication skills
Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Strongly Preferred:
Texas Bar admission
Experience at peer or competitor firms such as Munck Wilson Mandala, Jackson Walker, Munsch Hardt, Winstead, Gunderson Dettmer, or Littler Mendelson
Experience contributing to client originations and cross-selling
Working Conditions:
Full-time position based in Austin, TX or Dallas, TX
Austin preferred
Approximately 4 days in office initially
Hybrid flexibility after ramp-up, transitioning to approximately 3 days in office per week
Direct collaboration with firm leadership and equity partners
Additional Opportunity:
Competitive equity opportunity
Opportunity to build and manage long-term client relationships
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