NY Employment & Trade Secrets Associate Attorney

Top Echelon Software, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 212,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary merit bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits package

Family-building benefits (IVF, adp,Sur

Wellness reimbursements

Pet insurance

Job summary

Our client, an AmLaw 50 firm in New York, seeks an Employment Litigation & Trade Secrets Associate Attorney to join its Employment & Trade Secrets Litigation Practice Group. The attorney will handle high-stakes litigation, internal investigations, and counseling across technology, life sciences, and other innovative industries.

The role requires a JD from a top-tier law school, NY bar admission, 2 years of management-side employment litigation experience, and strong writing and advocacy skills.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with excellent academic record.
• Active New York Bar in good standing.
• 2 years of substantive management-side employment litigation and counseling experience.
• Experience handling disputes involving non-compete, trade secrets, and employee solicitation matters.
• Experience advising on terminations, leaves of absence, investigations, reductions in force, and employment policies.
• Ability to advise on employment issues in mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to in-person collaboration in New York office.

Responsibilities

• Represent employers in complex employment disputes, including trade secret, non-compete, and employment mobility matters.
• Advise technology and life sciences clients on terminations, leaves of absence, reductions in force, policy review and creation.
• Provide day-to-day counseling to fast-growing companies on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Manage all aspects of litigation from start to finish, collaborating with attorneys across practices to deliver comprehensive client support.
• Advise clients on employment aspects of corporate transactions and restructuring, including M&A.
• Conduct internal investigations and provide guidance on related risk management strategies.

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Bar admission (New York)

Employment litigation experience

Non-compete & trade secrets knowledge

M&A employment issues advisory

Education

JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record

Job description

Our client, an AmLaw 50 firm in New York, seeks an Employment Litigation & Trade Secrets Associate Attorney to join its Employment & Trade Secrets Litigation Practice Group. The attorney will handle high-stakes litigation, internal investigations, and counseling across technology, life sciences, and other innovative industries.

The role requires a JD from a top-tier law school, NY bar admission, 2 years of management-side employment litigation experience, and strong writing and advocacy skills.