A labor law attorney represents the legal and employment interests of employees and employers embroiled in some form of dispute. Depending on the nature of the dispute, a labor law attorney can simply be counseling a company or worker on their rights at an informal meeting, or a labor law can represent a worker or employer during an internal meeting to resolve some employment dispute. Likewise, an employment law attorney will represent the interests of a worker or employer during employment mediation or arbitration, which is often preferable to courtroom litigation. However, if courtroom litigation proves necessary, an employment law attorney can represent their client's interests in this realm as well. Depending on the situation, a labor law attorney will be seeking to compensation for some perceived injustice done to an employee, or defending an employer from claims made by current or past employees. Essentially, a labor law lawyer will seek a resolution to any outstanding dispute that provides the most favorable outcome for their client that state and federal laws afford them.