Attorney

Labor & Employment Attorney | Charlotte, NC | $175,000 to $330,000 (Depending on Experience)

Employment law isn’t a department at this firm. It’s the whole firm.

• I’m Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment, recruiting for a national firm that has practiced nothing but labor and employment law, for employers, for more than 60 years.
• That focus changes your day. The colleague down the hall does what you do. The referral that comes through the door is your kind of work.
• They’re hiring at two levels, which is why the range is wide. Senior associates and counsel sit toward the lower end. Partners with a portable book sit at the top and beyond.

Why Charlotte, and why now

• Leadership is backing this office. In April 2026 the firm put a member of its board of directors in charge of Charlotte, a lawyer with more than 25 years at the firm.
• Traditional labor work has a home here. Union campaigns, NLRB matters and collective bargaining are rare skills in North Carolina. If you have them, they’ll get used.
• The Charlotte office is growing.
• Hybrid working is your call.

If you’re a partner

• Your clients are the core business, not a side line. Everything the firm sells is workplace law.
• Multistate employers get one national team, and you get to lead the relationship.
• Origination credit, comp structure and expectations are discussed early and openly.

If you’re a senior associate or counsel

• Promotion has a track record. 16 attorneys were made principal at the start of 2026.
• Your own docket, with direct contact with HR leaders and in house counsel from day one.
• When a question lands outside your expertise, there’s a specialist in the firm who can answer it that afternoon.

The work

• Defending employers in federal and state court, in arbitration, and before the EEOC, NLRB and NC Department of Labor
• Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, leave and restrictive covenant matters
• Union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining and contract administration
• Advising on handbooks, policies, reductions in force and executive agreements

What they’re looking for

• JD and North Carolina bar admission, or eligible to get it soon
• 5+ years of labor and employment experience on the management side
• You’d rather prevent the lawsuit than win it, and you can win it if you have to

Questions first, or want to talk it through? Call me, Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment, on , email , or find me on LinkedIn at .