Senior Attorney - Employment - Newark, NJ - $400K

Senior Plaintiff Employment Attorney | Newark, NJ – Up to $400K + Bonus

Location/Schedule: Newark, NJ. Remote.

Base Salary: $200K–$400K, plus performance-based bonuses and merit increases.

Practice: Plaintiff-side wage-and-hour class actions and complex employment litigation.

Our client is a nationally expanding plaintiff litigation firm that has recovered more than $1.5 billion for workers and consumers. The firm handles sophisticated class and representative actions against regional, national and Fortune 500 companies.

Why You Should Join:

• Up to $400K + Bonus – Market-leading base compensation with performance bonuses and merit increases.
• More Than $1.5 Billion Recovered – Join a proven national platform with over 1,000 class-action and complex matters handled.
• High-Impact Litigation – Take on major employers in wage-and-hour, discrimination and other complex workplace cases.
• Substantial Case Ownership – Shape litigation strategy, lead discovery, take depositions and appear in court.
• Rapid National Expansion – Help develop the firm’s growing New Jersey presence with genuine leadership and partnership potential.

What You’ll Actually Do:

• Manage wage-and-hour class actions and complex employment matters.
• Draft and argue dispositive and discovery-related motions.
• Lead written discovery and meet-and-confer processes.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Attend court conferences, hearings and other proceedings.
• Oversee case strategy, deadlines and junior team members.

Requirements:

• Five or more years of civil-litigation experience.
• Active New Jersey Bar admission.
• Plaintiff employment, wage-and-hour or class-action experience.
• Strong discovery, motion-practice, deposition and oral-advocacy skills.
• Ability to manage sophisticated matters and travel occasionally.

No one fits every box perfectly—if you are an experienced New Jersey plaintiff litigator seeking high-impact class-action work, significant case ownership and market-leading compensation, let’s talk confidentially.

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