Employment Law Attorney Julie Boden Adams

Before founding Julie Boden Adams Employment Law, PLLC, Julie Boden Adams served as Associate General Counsel and Director of the Global Practice at New York University, the largest private university in the United States with over 19,000 employees. As an experienced employment attorney, she was a key employment advisor to NYU for more than ten years, negotiating hundreds of offer letters, separation agreements, and various contracts. Immediately prior to her role at NYU, Julie practiced in the Labor and Employment Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, where she provided counsel to employers on a wide range of employment law issues, including hiring, disciplining, and terminating employees and independent contractors; personnel policies; and addressing allegations of discrimination and harassment, alongside conducting internal investigations. She also focused on legal and regulatory compliance and reductions in force, drafting and negotiating employment agreements, confidentiality clauses, restrictive covenants, and separation agreements. Additionally, Julie served as Assistant University Counsel at Long Island University, where she established the university's first in-house employment position. In this role, she advised and trained university administration, including officers and human resources personnel, on employment-related matters such as contract interpretation, payroll and benefit tax issues, as well as disability and reasonable accommodation laws. Julie’s track record highlights her sharp focus on achieving solutions for clients while ensuring compliance with applicable employment law, regulations, rules, and policies. She consistently manages time-sensitive and complex issues, approaching challenges with collaboration, poise, and good humor.

EDUCATION

Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY  J.D., cum laude, 2004  Note Editor, Cornell International Law Journal  Arthur S. Chapman Labor Law Prize for Academic Excellence  CALI Award for Highest Grade in Sex Discrimination & the Law  Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Ithaca, NY  B.S. Industrial and Labor Relations, 2001  

LICENSES  

Julie Boden Adams is admitted to the New York State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  

SPEAKING  

Julie, an experienced employment attorney, is routinely asked to speak at conferences and has presented on various topics of employment law at the National Employment Law Association's (NELA) New York Chapter semi-annual conference (2021), the National Association of College and University Attorneys' (NACUA) national conference (2021, 2016, 2013), and the Association of Departments of English (ADE) and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) summer conference (2016).  

AWARDS  

While at Skadden, Julie received recognition from the New York State Bar Association as an Empire State Counsel and from the nonprofit organization Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) for her dedication to pro bono work. The Empire State Counsel Program honors New York State Bar Association members, like employment attorney Julie Boden Adams, who performed 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services in the past year. This includes direct legal representation of low-income or vulnerable individuals, donating free legal services to organizations addressing the legal needs of those with limited financial means, or providing free legal services to organizations focused on increasing access to legal aid for vulnerable and low-income populations. Legal Services NYC is committed to fighting poverty and achieving racial, social, and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers, helping more than 80,000 residents annually through their neighborhood-based offices and outreach sites across all five boroughs.