Jessica S. Nam

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Jessica S. Nam is an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Labor and Employment Group. Jessica represents employers in both litigation and counseling matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Jessica was an attorney-advisor with the Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges and served as law clerk for the Honorable Karen T. Nakasone in the First Circuit Court, Hawaii State Judiciary. As an attorney-advisor, Jessica was responsible for managing Office of Contractor Compliance Programs cases arising under Executive Order 11246, as well as matters involving whistleblower retaliation, minimum wage compliance disputes, and contract disputes.

During law school, she served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Alan Kay at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and for the Honorable Joseph E. Beshouri at the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Jessica was also a legal fellow for U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a law clerk at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Enforcement Unit, and a judicial intern at the Federal Communications Commission.

Career & Education

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    • Department of Labor
      Attorney-Advisor, Office of Administrative Law Judges
    • Department of Labor
      Attorney-Advisor, Office of Administrative Law Judges
    • New York University, B.A.
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D.
    • New York University, B.A.
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D.
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia
  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Co-Chair, Private Practice Subcommittee, Women's Bar Association, 2023 — Present
    • Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
    • Member, Korean American Bar Association
    • Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Co-Chair, Private Practice Subcommittee, Women's Bar Association, 2023 — Present
    • Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
    • Member, Korean American Bar Association
    • Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Jessica's Insights

Webinar | 03.26.24

Compliance All Over The Map: Recent Employment Law Developments Impacting Geographically-Dispersed Workforces

Though post-COVID on-site work continues to become commonplace, the challenges of remote work and geographically-diverse teams continue to pose evolving legal, HR, and administrative obstacles for companies. These hurdles shift in parallel to continually changing employment laws, which are often highly nuanced, vary widely between states (including regarding what nexus gives rise to compliance requirements), and prone to frequent changes.

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Jessica's Insights

Webinar | 03.26.24

Compliance All Over The Map: Recent Employment Law Developments Impacting Geographically-Dispersed Workforces

Though post-COVID on-site work continues to become commonplace, the challenges of remote work and geographically-diverse teams continue to pose evolving legal, HR, and administrative obstacles for companies. These hurdles shift in parallel to continually changing employment laws, which are often highly nuanced, vary widely between states (including regarding what nexus gives rise to compliance requirements), and prone to frequent changes.