Lateral Associate Attorney

Overview

Schedule:

Onsite daily, no hybrid schedule available

About Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world’s leading complex litigation firms, specializing in securities fraud and shareholder rights litigation. Our firm has been ranked #1 in the ISS Securities Class Action Services Report for recovering the most monetary relief for investors and has obtained some of the largest recoveries in history, including:

• Volkswagen – $17+ billion (largest consumer class action recovery)
• Enron – $7.2 billion (largest securities class action recovery)
• Visa/Mastercard – $5.5 billion (largest antitrust class action recovery)
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals – $1.21 billion (largest pharmaceutical securities recovery)
• Twitter, Inc. – $809.5 million (largest securities fraud recovery in the Ninth Circuit in the last decade)

In 2024 alone, our attorneys recovered over $2.5 billion for investors in securities-related class action cases.

We are seeking talented and driven Lateral Associates with 3-6 years of litigation experience to join our growing practice in our Melville, NY office. In this role, you will work on high profile complex securities litigation and shareholder rights matters, collaborating with teams of experienced attorneys to prosecute cases involving violations of federal securities laws.

Associates at Robbins Geller are expected to take on meaningful responsibilities early in their careers, including:

• Drafting and arguing motions in federal court
• Conducting document and deposition discovery
• Managing client communications
• Coordinating litigation strategy with colleagues

The ideal candidate will have:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school with strong academic performance
• Exceptional legal writing skills (Law Review and/or federal court clerkship preferred)
• Prior litigation experience in complex and/or class action cases
• Demonstrated interest in securities fraud litigation and investor protection
• Admission to practice law in the jurisdiction of application (or ability to become admitted promptly)
• Must be able to be on site in the Melville office daily; no Hybrid schedule available
• Salary Range: $205,000 - $235,000 per year (depending on experience and qualifications)

• Work alongside some of the most highly regarded securities litigators in the country
• Take on substantive case responsibilities from the outset
• Contribute to precedent-setting cases with real impact for investors and shareholders
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, law school transcript, and writing sample to:

We encourage you to check out our website before submitting.

Robbins Geller is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, childbirth or breast-feeding, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military, or veteran’s status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. For the firm’s full EEO policy, please refer to our website:

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The marginal functions of this position have not been included. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related duties requested by the employer.

Employees MUST maintain domicile in a state and/or city where RGRD has an office.

Schedules depend on job duties. RGRD reserves the right to determine when and if remote work is an option. RGRD will make reasonable accommodations for such, if it does not cause undue hardship for the firm. All positions may be required to report on-site for specific projects or on an as-needed basis.