Wilmington, DE - Labor & Employment Associate

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is seeking a midlevel associate in its Labor & Employment practice in Delaware. The ideal candidate has 4–5 years of large law firm experience in employment litigation, including wage-and-hour and class actions, plus strong research, writing, and analytical skills.

Delaware bar admission is required; internal investigations and arbitrations experience are a plus. This position emphasizes rigorous advocacy, comprehensive discovery management (including ESI), and

Qualifications

• Four years of employment litigation experience required.
• Experience in wage-and-hour, single-plaintiff and class-action lawsuits.
• Experience in internal investigations and restrictive covenant litigation.
• Strong research, writing and analytical skills.
• Active Delaware Bar membership required.

Responsibilities

• Brief motions and manage discovery in employment matters.
• Coordinate investigations and respond to discovery including ESI.
• Liaise with clients and support case strategy.

Skills

Employment litigation

Legal research

Motions briefing

Discovery management

Analytical writing

Written communication

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Delaware Bar admission

Job description

Seeking a midlevel associate with 4-5 years of large law firm experience to join our Labor & Employment practice group. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of four years of experience in employment litigation, including, for example, single-plaintiff cases, wage and hour and other class-action lawsuits, internal investigations, restrictive covenant litigation, and/or arbitrations. They will also have experience briefing motions, propounding and responding to discovery, including ESI discovery, and have excellent academic credentials as well as strong research, organization, writing, and analytical skills. Although we prefer for a candidate with the above-listed employment experience, we also will consider others with significant non-employment litigation experience. Active Delaware Bar membership required.

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