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

Job Description

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

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Location/Schedule: Newark, NJ. Four days per week in the office, with some flexibility.

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

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

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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.

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Why You Should Join:

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

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

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