
Michelle Gomez creates and oversees Littler’s firmwide onboarding and integration programs for all newly hired talent, as well as for individuals moving positions within the firm. She manages all aspects from the first interview through the initial 18 months of employment, serving as a talent liaison to introduce new hires across the firm, and assisting in individual onboarding and integration plans. Michelle additionally oversees the firm’s internal trainings, including the orientation training called Littler Academy, level-specific training, skills-based training, leadership training, and practice group-specific training. In her role, Michelle also liaises with the firm’s offices, providing engagement ideas and also overseeing coaching needs, and oversees events such as the Global Wellness Challenge. Michelle also works very closely with the Chief IED Officer to ensure that the firm’s inclusion, equity, and diversity commitments are reflected throughout Littler’s talent lifecycle.
In addition, Michelle continues to represent and advise employers on a wide variety of employment matters, including claims based on age, race, color, national origin, and sexual discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She has defended clients in employment-related disputes before federal and state courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and the Montana Human Rights Bureau. Michelle’s recent trial experience includes two federal court jury trials, a federal court bench trial, a state court jury trial, and numerous arbitrations in Colorado and Montana, all of which concluded favorably for Littler’s clients.
Michelle is a member of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Steering Committee, co-chair of Littler’s Career Advocacy Program, and a member of the Reunion affinity group for Littler’s Latinx attorneys.
Prior to joining Littler, she practiced commercial litigation in New York City, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Federal and State Employment Law Highlights
Game Changers: Top Compliance and Litigation Plays to Protect Your Company in 2022
Navigating Disability and Accommodation Issues in a Pandemic/Post-Pandemic Era and Other Related Issues
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