Labor & Employment Litigation Associate

Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis is seeking an associate to work closely with partners on a broad range of employment litigation matters, including wage-and-hour collective actions, class actions, and single-plaintiff suits, as well as complex advisory work. The role involves substantial brief writing, discovery, witness interviews, depositions, research, and occasional trial work.

The firm is a global firm with many Fortune 100 clients; candidates may have option of lower billable-hours

Job description

Overview

• The role involves working closely with partners on a wide variety of employment litigation matters, including wage and hour collective actions, class actions, and single plaintiff cases, as well as complex advice matters.
• Responsibilities include managing single-plaintiff cases, playing a substantial role in complex litigation management, collaborating on case strategy and tactics, substantial brief writing, interviewing witnesses, preparing fact presentations for litigated matters, drafting and responding to discovery requests, taking and defending depositions, conducting legal research and drafting memoranda, providing increasingly complex employment law advice and counsel, and undertaking substantial trial work as required.
• The individual hired for this position may have the option of electing a lower billable-hours track with a proportional reduction in salary.
• Dorsey & Whitney is a global law firm with over 650 lawyers across 22 offices, serving companies worldwide across diverse industries such as banking & financial institutions, development & infrastructure, energy & natural resources, food, beverage & agribusiness, healthcare & life sciences, and technology.
• The firm's client base includes more than one-third of Fortune 100 companies.