Employment Investigations Attorney

Join Our Team as an Employment Investigations Attorney at Axiom

Location: Remote 

We are seeking junior and mid-level Employment Investigations Attorneys to join Axiom. You will provide legal advice and support to our clients across a variety of industries, ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and fostering respectful workplace cultures. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading clients on sensitive workplace matters, conducting investigations, advising on employee relations issues, and helping organizations navigate complex employment law challenges. This is an existing vacancy.

Responsibilities:

 

• Conducting and managing workplace investigations involving employee relations concerns, allegations of misconduct, fraud, workplace violence, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other employment-related matters.
• Independently leading investigations from intake through resolution, including witness interviews, evidence review, fact-finding, and report preparation.
• Providing legal guidance on employment law, workplace compliance, and employee relations matters.
• Collaborating with client stakeholders, Human Resources teams, compliance professionals, and business leaders to address workplace concerns and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Drafting investigation plans, witness interview summaries, investigation reports, findings, and other related documentation.
• Advising clients on compliance with applicable employment laws, workplace policies, and HIPAA requirements where relevant.
• Managing sensitive and confidential legal issues for clients across multiple industries.
• Staying ahead of employment law developments, workplace investigation best practices, and regulatory changes to provide proactive counsel.

 

Qualifications:

 

• At least three (3) years of experience in employment law, workplace investigations, employee relations, or a related practice area.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and workplace investigation practices.
• Experience conducting or supporting workplace investigations, including employee relations, fraud, and workplace violence matters.
• Proven ability to independently manage investigations and advise clients on employment-related risks and compliance issues.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and privacy-related compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, interviewing, legal writing, technology, and problem-solving skills.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

 

Preferred Skills:

 

• Experience conducting investigations in healthcare, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience preparing investigation reports and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with Human Resources, compliance, ethics, or employee relations teams.
• Professional certifications related to workplace investigations, compliance, or employee relations are a plus.

 

Compensation:

The estimated total compensation for full-time Axiom attorney roles is $104,500-325,000 per year and for non-attorney roles is $71,250-309,750 per year. Compensation decisions are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, certifications, location, and business needs.  Employees may be eligible for additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and PTO; flexible work arrangements; and professional development opportunities and tools.

About Axiom:

For over 25 years, Axiom has pioneered the alternative legal services industry, now serving more than 1,500 legal departments globally with our unique blend of world-class legal talent and advanced AI tools, delivering innovative solutions ranging from that combine top-tier talent with cutting-edge technology. We tackle complex legal matters across 12 practice areas for clients ranging from Fortune 100 to SMBs, empowering our legal professionals to engage in meaningful work that advances their careers. Our Talent NPS score of +71% and our Client NPS score of +64% highlight our commitment to excellence (Reported scores were Axiom’s average for 2025 – the legal industry average NPS score is +35%). Join our forward-thinking community where you’ll keep your career dynamic and multi-faceted, be part of a company that values agility, collaboration, and excellence, and love both the law and your life.

Learn more about life at Axiom. 

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in class alterative legal services.  

Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender identity status, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require accommodations to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact benefits@axiomlaw.com.

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full data privacy notice is available here.   

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, NY Fair Chance Act, and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.  

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