Jacqueline M. Woolley - Philadelphia, PA
Attorney at Dailey LLP
Employment Law Lawyers in Philadelphia, PA
1650 Market Street Suite 3600 1650 Market Street, Suite 3600 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Philadelphia Employment Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Most attorneys who work in labor and employment law only represent employees or employers, but Jackie Woolley takes an uncommon approach to her practice. She has more than twenty-five years of experience in employment law. For the past fifteen years, she has both supported employees who have needed a knowledgeable advocate and helped employers manage their day-to-day personnel matters. Her hybrid model allows her to examine and understand labor and employment issues from both sides, which affords her clients exceptional representation.
Jackie spends much of her time advising and partnering with her employer clients to address personnel matters and problems. For many clients, she serves as both out-house employment counsel and HR department. Her responsibilities include ensuring compliance with employment laws, improving employee hiring, managing discipline and termination processes, responding to accommodation requests, conducting trainings and internal investigations, and drafting and enforcing personnel policies and employee contracts and agreements. One of her primary goals is to foster positive working relationships between employers and their employees.
The remainder of Jackie’s practice is dedicated to counseling employee clients who have experienced on-the-job discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. She also advises clients on the terms and conditions of their employment, from hiring through separation. Additionally, Jackie drafts and negotiates executive agreements and separation packages, advises employees on leave and reasonable accommodation issues, and resolves wage and hour matters. She litigates some of those cases through the administrative-agency process, in alternative dispute resolution forums and/or in court, but her goal—whenever possible—is to resolve work disputes amicably so as to avoid costly litigation.
Jackie followed her father into the practice of law and, like him, clerked for the Honorable Louis C. Bechtle, former Chief Judge Emeritus for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Since her clerkship, she has worked with several prominent Philadelphia-area law firms, including both an Am Law 100 firm and an employment law boutique firm.
Education
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Legal Education
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Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1993
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Barrister’s Award for Trial Advocacy
Law Review: Temple Law Review, Note Comment Editor
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Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1993
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Non Legal Education
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University of Richmond,
Richmond,
Virginia, 1990
B.A. in Political Science and Sociology
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Dean's List -
University of Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
Scotland, 1989
Semester Abroad
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University of Richmond,
Richmond,
Virginia, 1990
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, LLP, Associate, 1996 - 2001
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Hon. Louis C. Bechtle, Law Clerk, 1994 - 1996
- Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, LLP, Associate, 1993 - 1994
References
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Louis C. Bechtle, Esq., Conrad, O'Brien, Gelman & Rohn, LLP
Classes and Seminars
- General Employment Law Issues, Chester County Chamber of Commerce, 1999
Pro Bono Activities
- Support Center for Child Advocates, 1997
- Temple Law School - High School Mock Trial Program Coach, 1996 - 2000
- Member, Board of Directors, Children’s Literacy Initiative, 2017- present
- President, Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Parents’ Association, 2005-2006; 2013-2014
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1993
- New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Member
- The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, Board Member, 1999 - 2001
- Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House (Volunteer, 2001)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Kappa Alpha Theta
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Contact
1650 Market Street
Suite 3600
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 367-1640
Email: Send a message
Website: https://daileyllp.com/
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