Associate Attorney

Syracuse, New York
Satter Ruhlen Law Firm – Associate Attorney

Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC, a Syracuse, NY firm committed to protecting and promoting the rights of working people for more than 30 years, has an opportunity for an attorney with 1-5 years of experience. Job duties will include handling labor arbitrations and practicing before the NLRB and New York State PERB, filing discrimination claims with the EEOC and New York State Division of Human Rights, drafting memoranda of law and other documents, conducting discovery, preparing for hearings, negotiating severance and other settlement agreements, consulting with potential clients, accompanying clients to employee interrogations (with and without union representation), and substantial research and writing.

The position is primarily in-person to begin, with increasing potential for remote work commensurate with experience.

Starting salary is $80,000-$100,000, depending on experience. Bonuses and raises are based on overall firm profitability and merit. Generous benefits package includes substantial PTO, health insurance, 401(k), student loan repayment assistance, and other perks such as gym membership. We have a hard-working but congenial firm culture, consistent with our mission to provide big firm quality to small firm clients. We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

BIPOC, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community are encouraged to apply. Our work atmosphere is casual, flexible, and friendly, but we are passionate about providing our clients with the highest possible quality legal services.

Syracuse is a family-friendly, bustling, progressive city in Upstate New York, within an hour’s drive of the Finger Lakes and the Adirondacks. Syracuse is home to SU Basketball and the birthplace of lacrosse; international shoppers are attracted to Armory Square and Destiny USA; and we have a robust arts scene (visual arts, drama, literature, music – it’s all here). This is a good place to raise a family, with excellent schools and housing prices that put a 2500 sq.

ft. home – with land – within reach for working families. Yes, it gets snowy here. We’re built to handle it. The snowplows run night and day, and there’s skiing, snowshoeing, skating, and sledding everywhere you look. The Firm is not only capable of pivoting to remote work on snow days, but we occasionally declare a snow day just so we can go enjoy it.

Requirements:
Admission to the New York State Bar. 1-5 years of experience practicing law. Exceptionally strong research and writing skills are critical; background in a writing-intensive field is helpful but not required. We will give priority to candidates with demonstrated commitment to workers’ rights, for example, Peggy Browning or AFL-CIO fellowship, DOOR summer clerkship, etc.

Application:
Please send a resume, cover letter, references, and writing sample to  and use the subject line “2024 Attorney Position.”

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