Employment Defense Associate – NY/NJ, Path to Partnership

plug-legal; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 245,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium benefits package

CLE & professional development budget

Job summary

plug-legal in Florham Park, NJ is seeking a mid-level employment attorney to join a premier Am Law 50 firm's cross-office team and manage defense litigation across New York and New Jersey.

The role emphasizes ownership of high-stakes matters, strategic counseling, and direct client advice on compliance while maintaining a balanced lifestyle and clear path toward partnership. Active admission to practice in both New Jersey and New York is strictly required.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of defense-oriented labor and employment experience.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Active admission to practice in both New Jersey and New York is strictly required.

Responsibilities

• Defending sophisticated employers in high-stakes discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and wage-and-hour litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
• Providing direct advice and counseling to corporate clients on complex compliance matters, employment policies, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Drafting pivotal dispositive motions, taking and defending substantive depositions, and driving key strategic decisions throughout the lifecycle of defense cases.

Skills

Litigation

Legal writing

Education

Bar admission: NJ and NY

Job description

plug-legal in Florham Park, NJ is seeking a mid-level employment attorney to join a premier Am Law 50 firm's cross-office team and manage defense litigation across New York and New Jersey.

The role emphasizes ownership of high-stakes matters, strategic counseling, and direct client advice on compliance while maintaining a balanced lifestyle and clear path toward partnership. Active admission to practice in both New Jersey and New York is strictly required.