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

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. #litigation#labour and employment law#legal writing#legal research#commercial litigation