Associate - Employment - New York - $200k

We Are Legal Revolution; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are Legal Revolution in New York City seeks a Plaintiff Wage & Hour Associate to drive wage-and-hour class actions and complex litigation. Hybrid schedule in Lower Manhattan with growth across a national platform.

The ideal candidate has NY Bar admission and 2–4 years of civil litigation experience, including discovery, motions, depositions, and trial preparation. Strong writing and advocacy skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Two to four years of civil litigation experience required.
• Courtroom appearance and oral advocacy experience.
• Strong legal writing and case-management skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Handle plaintiff-side wage-and-hour and employment class actions.
• Manage matters through discovery, motion practice and trial preparation.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs and discovery documents.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Conduct oral arguments and appear in state and federal court.
• Assist with evidentiary hearings, mediation and trial preparation.
• Work closely with senior attorneys on complex, high-value litigation.

Skills

Litigation experience

Oral advocacy

Legal writing

Travel flexibility

Education

New York Bar admission

Job description

Plaintiff Wage & Hour Associate | New York City - $200k

Location/Schedule: Lower Manhattan - Hybrid Schedule

Practice: Plaintiff-Side Wage & Hour Class Actions and Complex Litigation

What stands out about this opportunity:

Join a Nationally Recognized Plaintiffs' Powerhouse - Work with an expanding firm that has recovered more than $1.5 billion for employees and consumers nationwide.

Litigate Against Fortune 500 Companies - Handle complex state and federal class actions against regional, national and Fortune 500 businesses across multiple industries.

Build a Specialist Class-Action Practice - Gain direct exposure to wage-and-hour, discrimination, consumer protection and unfair business practice matters without requiring previous class-action experience.

Work on Multi-Million-Dollar Cases - The firm's recent employment and class-action results include settlements ranging from $5.5 million to $10 million.

Join a Growing National Platform - Become part of the firm’s expanding New York office within a broader national platform spanning California, New York, Washington, New Jersey, Colorado and Oregon.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handle plaintiff-side wage-and-hour and employment class actions.
• Manage matters through discovery, motion practice and trial preparation.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs and discovery documents.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Conduct oral arguments and appear in state and federal court.
• Assist with evidentiary hearings, mediation and trial preparation.
• Work closely with senior attorneys on complex, high-value litigation.

Core Requirements:

• Active New York Bar admission.
• Two to four years of civil litigation experience.
• Experience handling discovery, motion practice and depositions.
• Courtroom appearance and oral advocacy experience.
• Strong legal writing and case-management skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Prior experience in plaintiff-side employment law, wage-and-hour litigation, class actions or complex multi-party disputes is advantageous but not essential.