Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets Associate - New York (New York City, Long Island, and Rochester) (Hybrid)

About the role

Littler Mendelson P.C. is seeking an attorney with a minimum 3 years civil litigation experience to join the Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets Practice Group. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn the most exciting, fast-paced litigation area of employment law. Among other things, the practice group helps clients protect against threatened disclosure of confidential information and trade secrets by obtaining temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions, and permanent injunctions. The successful candidate must desire to assume significant responsibility including interviewing witnesses, drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, and going to the courthouse to obtain temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions. Must have excellent writing skills and be willing to work when a client has a problem. Must be licensed to immediately practice law in New York.

Responsibilities

• Assume significant responsibility including interviewing witnesses, drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, and going to the courthouse to obtain temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions.
• Work closely with clients to understand their needs and develop strategies to protect their interests.
• Participate in all aspects of litigation, including pre-trial motions, depositions, and trial preparation.
• Provide legal advice and guidance to clients on matters related to unfair competition and trade secrets.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years civil litigation experience.
• Licensed to practice law in New York.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Willingness to work when a client has a problem.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice law in New York.
• Experience in employment law and/or trade secrets litigation preferred.

Skills

• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Benefits

We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50% schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children. In addition, we provide a superior 401(k) plan, ample time off programs, mental health programs, family building and caregiving, generous paid parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, a wellness program, flexible spending accounts, and an employee referral bonus program. For more information about our benefits visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $175,000 to $300,000 contingent on relevant experience and education and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

Schedule

The annual salary range for this position is $250,000 to $330,000 annually, contingent on relevant experience and education, and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

Contact

To the extent this job is performed in New York City, the salary range for this position is $250,000 to $330,000 annually, contingent on relevant experience and education, and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com. No recruiters – principals only. Littler is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. Search firms who submit candidates for this position are not eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is successfully hired. For inquiries regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Recruiter Howard Chung at hchung@littler.com with the job title in the subject line.

Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This job posting is a general description of the types of responsibilities that are required of an individual in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required for this job.