About the Role
Rivkin Radler LLP is seeking an Employment & Labor Attorney with a minimum of 2 years of experience in wage and hour and employment discrimination litigation.
Responsibilities
- Conducting investigatory interviews
- Drafting and responding to discovery
- Preparing initial pleadings
- Drafting and arguing motions
- Preparing administrative position statements
- Deposition experience is a plus
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- Active New York State Bar admission
- Minimum of 1 year of litigation experience, preferably with exposure to employment and labor matters
- Detail-oriented and punctual
- Ability to efficiently resolve cases
- Prompt responsiveness to client inquiries
- Strong sense of “legal triage” — able to distinguish matters requiring intensive attention from those that are routine
Skills
- Wage and hour litigation
- Employment discrimination litigation
- Litigation experience
Location
- Albany, N.Y.
- Hackensack, N.J.
- Jacksonville, F.L.
- New York City
- Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
- Uniondale, N.Y.
Work Type
- Hybrid schedule: Minimum 3 days per week in the office and 2 days remote
Experience Level
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in wage and hour and employment discrimination litigation
- Minimum of 1 year of litigation experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 – $165,000
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Group term life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Optional term life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Aflac
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Referral bonuses
- Paid holidays
About the Company
- Because a great law firm begins with great people.
- At Rivkin Radler, we are always looking for professionals who share our passion for the law and commitment to total client satisfaction.
- Rivkin Radler has approximately 250 lawyers, with offices in Albany, N.Y.; Hackensack, N.J.; Jacksonville, F.L.; New York City; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; and Uniondale, N.Y.
Equal Opportunity
- The firm actively encourages equal opportunity through mentoring, training, professional development, and public service programs.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
