Employment & Labor Attorney: 1st-3rd year

Cooley LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term disability (LTD)

Vacation time

Job summary

Cooley LLP seeks an Associate in our Employment/Labor group in New York. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of employment litigation experience, strong research, writing, and investigative skills, and a proactive work ethic. EOE.

Compensation ranges from $225,000 to $260,000 annually, with a comprehensive benefits package. Candidates should demonstrate initiative, excellent academics, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• One to three years of experience in employment litigation.

Responsibilities

• Experience in case development, legal research and writing, all aspects of discovery, witness interviews or investigations, and brief writing.

Skills

Case development

Legal research

Legal writing

Discovery

Witness interviews

Brief writing

Job description

2826NY

Associate

New York

Employment/Labor

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Legal

SOPHIE LUMSDEN

Please note candidates with less than one full year of experience should apply directly. We are not accepting resumes from search agencies for those with less than a full year of experience for this position.

Cooley LLP has an opportunity available to work with the employment law practice group in our New York office. Our ideal candidate will have one to three years of experience in employment litigation. Specifically, we are looking for candidates with experience in case development, legal research and writing, all aspects of discovery, witness interviews or investigations, and brief writing. Qualified candidates should have strong academic credentials, exceptional communication and legal writing skills, a high level of motivation and initiative, and a strong work ethic. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $225,000-$260,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.