Labor & Employment Associate (#1051)

Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 245,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis seeks an experienced Labor & Employment Associate to join our office. The role focuses on managing single-plaintiff cases, guiding case strategy with partners, and performing extensive brief-writing, depositions, and research.

The successful candidate will contribute to complex employment matters and trials. Requirements include a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, 4–6 years of employment litigation experience, and Minnesota bar admission or eligibility.

Qualifications

• JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Four to six years of employment litigation and counseling experience in a law firm.
• Minnesota bar admission or eligibility to be admitted in Minnesota.
• Ability to work in a team-based practice.
• Commitment to diversity and personal practice development.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Excellent verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage single-plaintiff cases and play a substantial role in managing complex litigation.
• Collaborate with partners on case strategy and tactics.
• Substantial brief writing.
• Interview witnesses and prepare fact presentations for litigated matters.
• Draft discovery requests and responses to discovery requests.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Conduct legal research and draft research memoranda.
• Provide increasingly complex employment law advice and counsel based on experience.
• Substantial trial work, as required.

Skills

Employment litigation experience

Team collaboration

Excellent writing

Excellent verbal communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking an experienced Labor & Employment Associate to join our Minneapolis office.

Responsibilities

• Manage single-plaintiff cases and play a substantial role in managing complex litigation
• Collaborate with partners on case strategy and tactics
• Substantial brief writing
• Interview witnesses and prepare fact presentations for litigated matters
• Draft discovery requests and responses to discovery requests
• Take and defend depositions
• Conduct legal research and draft research memoranda
• Provide increasingly complex employment law advice and counsel based on experience
• Substantial trial work, as required

Qualifications

• A JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Four to six years of employment litigation and counseling experience in a law firm setting
• Minnesota bar admission or the ability to become admitted in Minnesota
• A team-based approach to the practice of law
• A commitment to diversity and personal practice development
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Excellent verbal communication

Salary

For Minneapolis applicants only, the salary range for this position is $245,00 - $285,000. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. The individual hired for this position may have the option of electing a lower billable-hours track with a proportional reduction in salary. Associates are eligible to participate in Dorsey’s associate bonus program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

Benefits

Dorsey offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to attorneys working 17+ hours/week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender. Dorsey’s benefits package includes comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers; dental insurance; vision insurance; 401(k) retirement savings plan; basic and optional life insurance; short and long-term disability; flexible time off; up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for attorneys who give birth; paid holidays; adoption assistance; healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts; back-up child and elder care program; education and college advising program; virtual tutoring; wellbeing programs and activities; mass transit program (certain offices); travel assistance program; 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost. Where applicable, attorneys may be eligible for a discretionary bonus and/or a productivity bonus, clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses. First-year associates are also eligible for a salary advance and bar review stipend. (Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria and may result in taxable income to the recipient.)

EEO and Equal Opportunity

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other legally-protected status.

Dorsey participates in E-Verify.