Trial Associate (#1055) - Minneapolis

About the Role

The associate will have the opportunity to work in all phases of litigation, from pleading through trial and appeal. Cases will cover a wide range of industries. The position would involve significant responsibility over pending cases, in-court experience, and motion-drafting and meaningful roles in evidentiary hearings and trials.

Responsibilities

• Research
• Brief writing
• Discovery
• Oral advocacy
• Depositions
• Trial preparation

Qualifications

• JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Two to three years of litigation-related experience, including via judicial clerkship
• Minnesota bar admission or the ability to become admitted in Minnesota
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong academic performance

Pay

For Minneapolis applicants only, the salary range for this position is $210,000–$225,000. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. The individual hired for this position may have the option of electing a lower billable-hours track with a proportional reduction in salary. Associates are eligible to participate in Dorsey's associate bonus program, subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.

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.

• 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
• Discretionary bonus and/or productivity bonus eligibility (where applicable)
• Clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses (where applicable)

About Dorsey

Dorsey & Whitney is a global law firm with over 650 lawyers across 22 offices in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. We provide strategic legal counsel to companies worldwide across a diverse range of industries, including banking & financial institutions; development & infrastructure; energy & natural resources; food, beverage & agribusiness; healthcare & life sciences; and technology. Clients have relied on the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP since 1912 as a trusted legal advisor and valued business partner. With locations across the United States as well as Canada, Europe and Asia, Dorsey provides an integrated, dedicated approach to its clients' legal and business needs. Dorsey's diverse client base includes more than one-third of Fortune 100 companies.

Skills

Our lawyers apply superb legal knowledge and skills with practical wisdom and a deep understanding of business and industry. We serve clients in nearly all industries, but focus on six key industries in which we have excellent depth and a history of achieving client success:

• Banking and Financial Institutions
• Development and Infrastructure
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
• Healthcare
• Technology

Among Dorsey's many distinguished alumni are U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, noted law professor and scholar William Prosser, Minnesota's first woman judge Betty Washburn, former U.S. Vice President and Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Corporation Counsel of the City of New York Zachary Carter, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Recognized for our dedication to community, Dorsey has met the ABA Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge every year since the Challenge began in 1993 by devoting more than 3% of billable hours to pro bono work.

Culture & Recognition

One of our greatest strengths is a friendly, cooperative culture that values and appreciates each individual. Dorsey has received external recognition for our welcoming workplace, including:

• Mansfield Certification Plus (Diversity Lab)
• Best Law Firms for Women (Seramount)
• 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index (Human Rights Campaign)
• Top 100 Adoption-Friendly Workplace (Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption)