What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor & Employment Associate position at Anue Staffing?
AmLaw firm is seeking an experienced Labor & Employment Associate to join our Minneapolis office. This associate will work closely with partners on a wide variety of employment litigation matters, including wage and hour collective actions, class actions and single plaintiff cases, as well as complex advice matters. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a proven foundation in employment litigation who is ready to take the next step in their career. Specifically, this associate will be expected to handle the following types of tasks with little supervision :
- Manage single-plaintiff cases and play a substantial role in managing complex litigation
- Collaborate with partners on case strategy and tactics
- Substantial brief writing
- Interview witnesses and prepare fact presentations for litigated matters
- Draft discovery requests and responses to discovery requests
- Take and defend depositions
- Conduct legal research and draft research memoranda
- Provide increasingly complex employment law advice and counsel based on experience
- Substantial trial work, as required
Qualified candidates will have :
Client offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to attorneys working 17 hours / week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender. Benefits package includes : comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers; dental insurance; vision insurance; 401(k) retirement savings plan; basic and optional life insurance; short and long-term disability; flexible time off; up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for attorneys who give birth; paid holidays; adoption assistance; healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts, etc.