Senior White Collar Defense & Investigations Associate

Pernini Recruiting Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

National Law Firm in New York is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Group. The role focuses on sophisticated investigations, enforcement matters, and complex commercial litigation for corporate and individual clients.

Candidates should have NY Bar admission, 3–6 years of related experience, and a strong background in securities fraud, money laundering, or corporate misconduct. Hybrid work arrangement in New York.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active New York Bar admission in good standing.
• 3–6 years of substantive White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations, and/or Commercial Litigation experience.
• Experience handling government investigations and internal corporate investigations.
• Experience with securities fraud, money laundering, corruption, or other corporate misconduct is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state regulatory and enforcement frameworks.
• Exceptional legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Experience managing complex litigation matters and investigations involving corporate and individual clients.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze facts, assess risk, and develop litigation and investigative strategies.
• Judicial clerkship experience strongly preferred.
• Courtroom experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and client-focused environment.
• Superior communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in government investigations, internal investigations, and white collar defense matters.
• Assist clients responding to inquiries and enforcement actions by federal and state agencies.
• Conduct witness interviews, internal reviews, and factual investigations.
• Draft motions, briefs, memoranda, investigative reports, and other legal documents.
• Manage litigation and investigations in state and federal courts at trial and appellate levels.
• Collaborate with clients and attorneys across practice groups to develop strategy.
• Participate in case assessment, discovery, legal research, and trial preparation.
• Provide practical, business-oriented counsel to clients facing regulatory challenges.

Skills

White collar defense

Internal investigations

Commercial litigation

Regulatory frameworks

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Education

J.D. from top-tier law school

Job description

National Law Firm in New York is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Group. The role focuses on sophisticated investigations, enforcement matters, and complex commercial litigation for corporate and individual clients.

Candidates should have NY Bar admission, 3–6 years of related experience, and a strong background in securities fraud, money laundering, or corporate misconduct. Hybrid work arrangement in New York.