Associate Attorney

A litigation boutique in Manhattan is actively hiring, looking for a junior associate (Class of 2021-2023), coming out of a top firm and/or clerkship.

The firm offers a special combination of interesting work, smart, nice, fun colleagues, a beautiful new office (they just moved last month), and a truly humane environment and attitude toward work, families, vacations, etc. A few more details on the firm and firm culture:

• They are 17 total lawyers (including 6 partners), with no sub-practice groups; they are all litigation generalists. They all have top credentials.
• The firm will be 15 years old next year.
• They hire very deliberately and intend to stay small. They have very low turnover (someone leaves every 3 years or so), usually to go into government.
• They offer an intimate work environment. Teams are usually staffed with just one or two associates plus one partner. You get a lot of responsibility.
• It’s a very self-selective group of people who want to be tip-top in terms of quality of work, who want interesting work and who want to deliver great products. But they are not working Big Law hours. Most people eat dinner at home. Many have families/kids. They want to hire people who understand a balance and are willing to make a bit of an economic tradeoff in exchange for no hours requirement or expectation. They just want you to do a really good job on the work you have. Sometimes you are super busy but other times you’re slower and that’s OK. They see it as the partners’ jobs to keep the associates busy, not the associate’s job. Their clients are also cost conscious (or they would pay Big Law rates) so that limits night/weekend work. All work is necessary work, not busy work.
• There is no in-fighting over origination credits here, which creates an atmosphere of cooperation and collegiality for everyone.
• The current policy is 50% in office, but the culture is much more an in-office culture. 5 days/week in-office will never be necessary but Mon-Thurs is ideal. They want to hire people who want to be in the office. But they will always be flexible if you have a particular reason to work from home one day.

Candidates must have a JD from an ABA-accredited law school and U.S. work authorization. Must be based in (or commutable to) New York City. Must have a federal clerkship and/or litigation experience with a top litigation group.

2025 base comp ranges from $200k - $335k for their current associates, with 2024 year-end bonuses in the $25k - $75k range.