Graduate/Rookie Attorney Employment Litigation Internship

Gain hands-on legal experience in a friendly, fast-paced, 30 year-old boutique law firm with experienced attorneys and collegial staffs.

The internship program is offered in our bustling downtown Flushing, where we conduct a diverse practice specializing in WAGE AND HOUR (EMPLOYMENT) LAW. Our GENERAL PRACTICE also includes:

1. REAL ESTATE transactions;
2. IMMIGRATION -- Family & Employment-based;
3. MATRIMONIAL -- Contested & Un-contested;
4. CORPORATION -- Incorporating, Stock Subscription & Acquisition;
5. BANKRUPTCY -- Chapter 7, 13 & 11;
6. COMMERCIAL LITIGATION--IP; and
7. PERSONAL INJURY -- City, State & Federal Courts.

Successful candidate(s) will gain experience in all aspects of LITIGATION PRACTICE under direct attorney supervision and will receive training in:

1. Drafting Complaints, Answers, Affirmative Defenses & Counterclaims;
2. Conducting Discovery, such as Automatic Disclosures, Interrogatories, Requests for Document Production, Deposition Appearance;
3. Writing Legal Memos on Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions to Dismiss, Temporary Restraining Orders, PI, Attachment;
4. Preparing Trial Notebook, Pre-trial Order, Jury Instructions, Voir Dire, Motion in Limine, Evidentiary Hearing & Trial;
5. Training in ECF, PACER, NYSCEF for Fed, State and Bankruptcy;
6. Interviewing Clients, Court Appearances; and
7. Working with government agencies.

EXCELLENT TRAINING for

• Recent law school graduate or law student looking to obtain crucial experience in above specialty work in a competitive market or to apply to future careers,
• New attorney, awaiting admission, pending bar result
• Bar Exam Takers and/or a
• Rookie attorney from a foreign state with limited knowledge about NY/Fed practice.

Detailed Description

Whether you are a recent law school graduate or law student, new attorney, bar exam taker, or rookie attorney from foreign state, this is a perfect opportunity for you to expose yourself to all aspects of the litigation process, hone your general skill set in database and calendar management skills while also making a positive impact for the immigrant-worker community in the United States. At the end of the three month term, you will have exposed yourself to all areas of litigation. Those interested in litigation practice, including the opportunity to conduct a trial at the back end of the initial term are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interning at Troy Law puts you at the cutting edge of the nation's wage-and-hour and employment litigation advocacy. We are one of the largest firms in case load in the nation's Fair Labor Standards Act wage-and-hour litigation, and the largest firm in case load for the Chinese-American immigrant community, with over 300 cases pending in federal and state courts throughout the nation.

It is a challenge that demands a demonstrated interest in the employment and consumer protection law, the keen intellectual curiosity of an academic and a passion for public interest. The experience, exposure and relationships you gain here will put you on a path to a distinguished career in the public services. The connections you forge and the experience you gain are invaluable, and Troy Team alumni have gone on become federal and state judicial clerks, civil rights attorneys at the ACLU, Legal Aid Society, and Public Defenders' Offices, leaders in the ABA, NYSBA, and NYC Bar Non-Profit/ Public Interest Sector, and associates at Big Law.

You will be joining a diverse group of talented professionals in a close-knit team working to fight fiercely for the rights of the American immigrant worker community and fearlessly to protect the everyday consumers from big corporations. Fellow coworkers serve as mentors and are graduates of top law schools and universities across the nation including Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Cornell, Boston, Vanderbilt, Emory and Tulane Law Schools.

As 85% of our clients are Chinese-speaking immigrant workers and 10% of our clients are Spanish-speaking immigrant workers, fluency in either Chinese or Spanish is strongly preferred, and should be noted on your application.

Internship Timeline (An evaluation will be conducted after a period of three-month)

Interns are accepted on a rolling basis until filled.  This is a full-time permanent position, with an evaluation at the three month period.

If accepted, during the internship, you will expect to gain expertise in all aspects of civil litigation process, including serving and drafting affidavits of service; draft mediation/ settlement position letters; propounding and responding to interrogatories, document production requests, requests to admit; drafting affidavits in support of motions of default and conditional collective certification; and enforcement of judgments. You will additionally have received training in Court Filing (ECF/ NYSCEF), legal research (WestLaw and LexisNexis) and have attended depositions or shadowed attorneys to court conferences, and communicating with state and federal agencies like the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

You will be assigned administrative tasks, including the docketing of court emails, submission of electronics permit requests for conferences in the Southern District federal court, rescheduling court conferences with the judge and opposing counsel, and the mailing out of Notice of Pendency to potential Fair Labor Standards Act Conditional Collective Certification opt-in Plaintiffs.

This is an in-person paid internship with an hourly rate range of between $18-$25/ hour for LLM's; $25-$30/hour for JD's to start.  

Apply with a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and school transcript. Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and/or Spanish is a plus and should be noted on the cover letter but is by no means required.

All your information will be kept confidential.