Employment & Labor Attorney: 1st-3rd year

Please note candidates with less than one full year of experience should apply directly.  We are not accepting resumes from search agencies for those with less than a full year of experience for this position.  

Cooley LLP has an opportunity available to work with the employment law practice group in our New York office. Our ideal candidate will have one to three years of experience in employment litigation. Specifically, we are looking for candidates with experience in case development, legal research and writing, all aspects of discovery, witness interviews or investigations, and brief writing. Qualified candidates should have strong academic credentials, exceptional communication and legal writing skills, a high level of motivation and initiative, and a strong work ethic. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $225,000-$260,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.  

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.