Labor & Employment Associate

Job Duties

Dorsey & Whitney LLP 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

Minimum Education Required

• A JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school;

Minimum Experience Required

• Four to six years of employment litigation and counseling experience in a law firm setting;

• Minnesota bar admission or the ability to become admitted in Minnesota;

• A team-based approach to the practice of law;

• A commitment to diversity and personal practice development;

• Excellent analytical and writing skills; and

• Excellent verbal communication

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Compensation

$245,000.00 - $285,000.00 / Annually

Postal Code

55402

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

Hybrid

Requisition ID

1051

Job Benefits

Dorsey 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. Dorsey’s 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; back-up child and elder care program; education and college advising program; virtual tutoring; wellbeing programs and activities; mass transit program (certain offices); travel assistance program; 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost. Where applicable, attorneys may be eligible for a discretionary bonus and/or a productivity bonus, clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses. First-year associates are also eligible for a salary advance and bar review stipend. (Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria and may result in taxable income to the recipient.)