Description:
An Employment Attorney is hiring a Junior Associate. We are a fast-growing Employment Litigation Boutique in Flushing, Queens, NY whose primarily focus is fighting for underpaid and overworked immigrant workers throughout the United States.Seeking a BILINGUAL JUNIOR ASSOCIATE to support all aspects of our fast-paced business.
Primary responsibilities include legal research for drafting briefs, responses, motions, and other forms of correspondence to courts, drafting discovery responses, interviewing clients in Chinese and/or Spanish, appearing before federal and state court, and preparing for and conducting depositions.
This position is a great opportunity for bilingual attorneys with a demonstrated interest in economic justice/ poverty alleviation. The ideal candidate is diligent, detailed-oriented, well-versed in research and articulate on a professional level and able to work independently.
Fluency in Chinese/ Spanish is a requirement. Admission to the NY Federal Bar is a must. (Note: Recent law graduates who have passed the bar but have not yet been admitted should apply only once they are admitted to the bar and to the district court as well.)
Working at An Employment Attorney puts you at the cutting edge of the nation's wage-and-hour and employment litigation advocacy. We are one of the largest firms in case load in the nation's Fair Labor Standards Act wage-and-hour litigation, and the largest firm in case load for the Chinese-American immigrant community, with over 300 cases pending in federal and state courts throughout the nation.
It is a challenge that demands a demonstrated interest in the employment and consumer protection law, the keen intellectual curiosity of an academic and a passion for public interest. The experience, exposure and relationships you gain here will put you on a path to a distinguished career in the public services. The connections you forge and the experience you gain are invaluable, and An Employment Attorney Team alumni have gone on become federal and state judicial clerks, civil rights attorneys at the ACLU, Legal Aid Society, and Public Defenders' Offices, leaders in the ABA, NYSBA, and NYC Bar Non-Profit/ Public Interest Sector, and associates at Big Law.
You will be joining a diverse group of talented professionals in a close-knit team working to fight fiercely for the rights of the American immigrant worker community and fearlessly to protect the everyday consumers from big corporations. Fellow coworkers serve as mentors and are graduates of top law schools and universities across the nation including Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Cornell, Boston, Vanderbilt, Emory and Tulane Law Schools.
To apply, please attach your Resume, Cover Letter, Legal Writing Sample, Chinese/Spanish Writing Sample, Transcript, and List of Cases in which you are the attorney of record to your application. Your application and supporting materials will be kept confidential.
Successful candidates must be available for an in-person interview in Flushing, Queens. The scheduling is flexible.
