NY Employment & Trade Secrets Litigator - Associate

Eden Capital Careers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 212,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits package

Family-building benefits

Wellness reimbursements

Behavioral health support

Pet insurance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Eden Capital Careers represents a leading AmLaw 50 firm recruiting an Employment Litigations & Trade Secrets Associate Attorney in New York, NY. This role sits in the Employment & Trade Secrets Litigation Practice Group, handling high-stakes disputes, internal investigations, and corporate transactions for technology, life sciences, and other innovative industries.

The ideal candidate has a JD from a top-tier law school, New York bar admission, 2 years of management-side employment litigation

Qualifications

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

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

Employment law

Litigation

Non-compete

Trade secrets

M&A advisory

Client counseling

Written & oral communication

Education

J.D. from top-tier law school

Job description

Eden Capital Careers represents a leading AmLaw 50 firm recruiting an Employment Litigations & Trade Secrets Associate Attorney in New York, NY. This role sits in the Employment & Trade Secrets Litigation Practice Group, handling high-stakes disputes, internal investigations, and corporate transactions for technology, life sciences, and other innovative industries.

The ideal candidate has a JD from a top-tier law school, New York bar admission, 2 years of management-side employment litigation