Associate Attorney

Melehy & Associates, LLC; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7 Paid Holidays

401(k) when eligible

Paid time off

Job summary

Melehy & Associates, LLC in Silver Spring, MD seeks an Associate Attorney with 0–4 years of experience to handle federal court plaintiff-side wage-and-hour disputes. You will engage in case screening, drafting complaints, discovery, and trial preparation in a collaborative setting.

Candidates must be admitted or eligible for both Maryland and D.C. bars, with strong legal writing and research skills, contributing to our fast-growing civil rights practice.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in plaintiff-side litigation and wage-and-hour law.
• Excellent legal writing and research abilities.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Screen cases and evaluate the merits.
• Draft complaints and conduct discovery.
• Develop factual record and draft motions and briefs.
• Prepare for trial and assist in trial advocacy.

Skills

Legal writing

Legal research

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bar admission or eligibility for Maryland and DC bars

Job description

Benefits

• 7 Paid Holidays


• 401(k) when eligible


• Paid time off

Small, dynamic, collegial and fast-growing Plaintiffs’ civil rights firm in Silver Spring, Maryland seeks ambitious Associate Attorney with 0 to 4 years of experience to work on federal court, plaintiff-side employment cases, principally involving wage and hour disputes.

Requirements

Candidates must have a strong interest in plaintiff-side litigation and in development of the law in ways that benefits wage and hour plaintiffs, have strong legal writing, research and organizational skills and be able to work in a team-oriented collaborative environment. The job involves case screening, drafting complaints, discovery, factual development, brief writing, motions practice, trial preparation and trial advocacy. Candidates must be members of both the Maryland and D.C. bars, or be eligible to become members of both the Maryland and D.C. bars.

Salary is $75,000 to $120,000 commensurate with skill, educational background and experience. In addition, the firm pays discretionary performance-based bonuses. When eligible, 7 paid holidays and up to 2 weeks of paid time off for full-time employees. When eligible, 401(k) participation and discretionary employer match.