Associate Employment Attorney

Niagara Partners, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Niagara Partners, Inc in New York City seeks a highly motivated associate to support partners in all aspects of litigation, including depositions, briefs, and legal research. The role focuses on employment law, discrimination, harassment, and wage issues.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of plaintiff experience and a background in NY/NJ employment or civil rights law. This downtown Manhattan position offers exposure to high-value cases and opportunities to participate in negotiations and court

Qualifications

• At least 1–3 years of plaintiff-side litigation experience.
• Experience in employment law, civil rights, police brutality law or municipal liability preferred.
• Open to candidates from personal injury or civil rights backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Represent workers challenging discrimination, harassment, and wage theft in class actions and individual litigation.
• Draft mediation statements, default motions, discovery motions and oppositions to dispositive motions.
• Assist partner with preparation and participate in negotiations for private mediations and settlement conferences.
• Take and defend depositions of witnesses in employment discrimination matters and related cases; prepare witnesses for depositions and cross-examinations.
• Draft state and federal complaints and manage statutory and deadlines.

Skills

Litigation experience

Plaintiff experience

Employment law knowledge

Job description

Our client is one of the premiere tri-state employment law firms. They specialize in sexual harassment and employment discrimination. They deal with very high value cases and are currently looking to expand their team. This position is located in their downtown NYC office.

We are looking for a highly motivated associate to support the firm's partners in all aspects of litigation, including depositions, brief writing/legal research and courtroom advocacy. The ideal candidate should have at least 1-3 years of any type of plaintiff experience.

Ideally, we are looking for a motivated attorney (NY/NJ) with experience in employment law, civil rights law, police brutality law or municipal liability experience. (But we are open to folks coming from Personal Injury or Civil Rights)

Salary is $120k-140k base + percentage commission

Responsibilities

• Represent workers challenging employers' discrimination, harassment, and wage theft in class action and individual litigation.
• Draft mediation statements, default motions, discovery motions and oppositions to dispositive motions
• Assist partner with the preparation and participate in negotiations for private mediations and settlement conferences
• Take and defend depositions of witnesses in a variety of employment discrimination matters and sexual assault cases; prepare witnesses and clients for depositions and cross-examinations.
• Draft state and federal complaints and manage statutory and administrative deadlines