White Collar Defense Associate - Investigations & Litigation

We Do The Search; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Salary progression

Bonus opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

We Do The Search is seeking an Associate Attorney for its White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations Practice Group in New York. This role focuses on complex investigations, government inquiries, and high-stakes litigation for corporate and individual clients.

Ideal candidates have 3–6 years of relevant experience, NY bar standing, and a track record in white collar matters, regulatory enforcement, and litigation.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active Bar Admission in New York, 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.
• 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 corporate and individual clients in government investigations, internal investigations, and white collar defense matters.
• Assist clients responding to inquiries and enforcement actions by federal and state agencies, including regulatory and prosecutorial authorities.
• Conduct witness interviews, internal reviews, and factual investigations involving allegations of corporate misconduct.
• Draft motions, briefs, memoranda, investigative reports, and other complex legal documents.
• Manage litigation and investigative matters in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
• Collaborate with clients and attorneys across practice groups to develop strategic legal solutions.
• Participate in case assessment, discovery, legal research, and trial preparation.
• Provide practical and business-oriented counsel to clients facing regulatory, investigative, and litigation challenges.

Skills

White Collar Defense

Internal Investigations

Commercial Litigation

Regulatory & Enforcement Knowledge

Legal Research & Writing

Courtroom Experience

Clerkship Experience

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Education

J.D. from a top-tier law school

Job description

We Do The Search is seeking an Associate Attorney for its White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations Practice Group in New York. This role focuses on complex investigations, government inquiries, and high-stakes litigation for corporate and individual clients.

Ideal candidates have 3–6 years of relevant experience, NY bar standing, and a track record in white collar matters, regulatory enforcement, and litigation.