Employment Litigation Associate Attorney (5th–6th Year)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a mid-level Employment Litigation Associate Attorney (5th–6th year) to join its Employment & Labor practice group in New York.

This role is ideal for an experienced employment litigator with strong substantive litigation skills and the ability to independently manage sophisticated matters in a fast-paced environment. The practice focuses on high-profile employment disputes and counseling matters for sophisticated employer-side clients.

The ideal candidate will bring strong drafting and advocacy skills, strategic litigation judgment, and experience managing complex employment matters through all phases of litigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle employment litigation matters from case development through resolution

• Conduct legal research and draft:

  • Motions

  • Briefs

  • Discovery-related materials

  • Employment litigation filings

• Manage and oversee all phases of discovery

• Conduct witness interviews and support investigations

• Assist with litigation strategy and case assessment

• Collaborate with partners and cross-functional teams on sophisticated employment matters

• Manage multiple active matters while maintaining exceptional work quality

Required Qualifications

• 5–6 years of employment litigation experience

• Strong experience with:

  • Case development

  • Discovery management

  • Legal research and writing

  • Brief writing

  • Witness interviews and investigations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• Ability to independently manage sophisticated litigation matters

• High level of motivation, initiative, and professionalism

• Strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong employment litigator with excellent drafting and advocacy skills

• Comfortable handling multiple complex matters simultaneously

• Detail-oriented with strong project management capability

• Collaborative team player with strong client service instincts

• Thrives in fast-paced, high-performance litigation environments

Preferred Background

Best-fit candidates likely come from:

• Am Law 100 employment litigation practices

• Chambers-ranked labor & employment groups

• Sophisticated employer-side litigation practices

Strong target firms may include:

• Paul Hastings

• Littler

• Gibson Dunn

• Seyfarth Shaw

• Morgan Lewis

• Proskauer

• Ogletree

• Latham

• Skadden

• Morrison Foerster