Employment Law Attorney jobs in Virginia

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. ATS is actively sourcing an Employment Law Attorney to work directly for the U.S. Government on-site in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

You will serve as Agency counsel in administrative litigation matters. You will cover all aspects of litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to include assessing potential Agency liability, drafting discovery, responding to discovery, writing motions for summary judgment, and litigating at hearings. You will also provide legal advice to supervisors and managers on employment matters, such as discipline and performance issues, advise senior managers on a variety of diversity and inclusion issues, provide training for supervisors, and advise on the implementation of civil rights/EEO laws in agency-wide programs and regulations.

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active bar membership from any of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with the ability to provide legal advice regarding compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and all other applicable civil rights/EEO laws, and Executive Orders

Desired Qualifications:

• Legal analysis, reasoning and writing, including the ability to quickly integrate and synthesize facts and law to make legally sound decisions in compressed timeframes.
• For Lateral Attorneys, demonstrated expertise on complex legal matters.
• The ability to work both independently and as a team member in a demanding environment.
• The ability to exercise sound judgment in challenging situations.
• Willingness to consider diverse perspectives and ability to navigate changing circumstances.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple work assignments and competing priorities concurrently.
• Ability to develop and maintain close and collaborative working relationships

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.

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