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

About the Role

Our client, a nationally recognized law firm with a premier employment law practice, is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate Attorney (5th–6th year) to join its New York office.

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 workplace 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 experience in employment litigation

• 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