Wilmington, DE - Labor & Employment Associate

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

M Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Wilmington, DE seeks a midlevel associate with 4–5 years of large law firm experience to join our Labor & Employment practice group. The ideal candidate will have extensive employment litigation exposure, including single-plaintiff and class-action matters, wage-and-hour issues, internal investigations, restrictive covenant disputes, and arbitrations.

The role requires briefing motions, managing discovery (including ESI discovery), and delivering strong research,

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of experience in employment litigation.
• Experience in single-plaintiff cases, wage-and-hour and class-action lawsuits.
• Experience briefing motions and propounding/responding to discovery (including ESI discovery).
• Strong academic credentials, research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Open to candidates with significant non-employment litigation experience.

Skills

Employment litigation

Discovery management

Briefing motions

Legal research

Legal writing

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

ESI discovery

Class actions

Education

Delaware Bar admission

Law degree

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.