Employment Lawyer

Nisar Law Group, P.C.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Generous paid time off

Professional-liability coverage

Bar-admission fees reimbursement

Job summary

Nisar Law Group, P.C. in New York seeks an experienced Employment Litigation Attorney to join its plaintiff-side practice on a full-time, hybrid basis.

The attorney will manage a substantive caseload involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, and civil-rights matters, handling matters from intake through resolution and appearing in state and federal courts as needed.

Qualifications

• Admission to NY Bar in good standing is required.
• Admission to NJ Bar strongly preferred.
• At least five years of employment-litigation or civil-litigation experience preferred.
• Experience handling employment-discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful-termination, wage-and-hour, or civil-rights matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage matters through intake, discovery, motion practice, mediation, and trial.
• Advise clients on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, and leave protections.
• Conduct client consultations, evaluate claims, and assist with case strategy.
• Prepare pleadings, discovery demands, and settlement submissions.
• Represent clients before EEOC, NYSDHR, NYC Commission on Human Rights, and other agencies.
• Litigate in NY and NJ state and federal courts as applicable.
• Attend depositions, conferences, hearings, and trial preparation.

Skills

Legal research

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Written advocacy

Oral advocacy

Client communication

Tools

Clio

Job description

Nisar Law Group, P.C. is seeking an experienced, motivated Employment Litigation Attorney to join our plaintiff-side employment and civil-rights practice on a full-time, hybrid basis.

Our firm represents employees experiencing workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage-and-hour violations, and other unlawful employment practices. The successful candidate will manage a substantive caseload while providing strategic, compassionate, and results-oriented representation from the initial consultation through final resolution.

Responsibilities

• Manage employment matters through consultation, intake, investigation, pre-litigation negotiations, administrative proceedings, discovery, motion practice, mediation, trial, and settlement.
• Advise clients regarding discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, reasonable accommodations, leave protections, wage-and-hour violations, whistleblower claims, and related workplace issues.
• Conduct prospective-client consultations, evaluate potential claims, and assist with client engagement and case strategy.
• Prepare demand letters, administrative complaints, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, motions, settlement submissions, and other legal filings.
• Represent clients before the EEOC, NYSDHR, NYC Commission on Human Rights, and other administrative agencies.
• Litigate matters in New York and New Jersey state and federal courts, as applicable.
• Conduct and defend depositions, appear at conferences and hearings, participate in mediation and settlement negotiations, and prepare matters for trial.
• Maintain strong, responsive, and professional relationships with clients throughout the representation.
• Proactively manage deadlines, calendars, assignments, and case progression.
• Maintain complete and accurate case records, communications, activities, and time entries in Clio.
• Collaborate with attorneys, paralegals, and support staff while independently taking ownership of assigned matters.
• Remain reasonably accessible during regular business hours and attend in-person proceedings, depositions, consultations, and firm meetings when required.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York Bar and good standing required.
• Admission to the New Jersey Bar is strongly preferred.
• At least five years of relevant employment-litigation or comparable civil-litigation experience preferred.
• Meaningful experience handling employment-discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful-termination, wage-and-hour, or civil-rights matters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage an active caseload independently and move matters efficiently toward resolution.
• Experience practicing before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts.
• Strong legal research, analytical, negotiation, writing, and oral-advocacy skills.
• Deposition, mediation, motion-practice, and trial-preparation experience.
• Trial experience is strongly preferred.
• Excellent judgment, organization, deadline management, and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated commitment to responsive, client-centered representation.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a hybrid environment.
• Plaintiff-side employment experience is strongly preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $110,000-$150,000, commensurate with experience, qualifications, admissions, and demonstrated ability to manage matters independently.
• Additional performance-based compensation calculated on attorneys' fees recovered, in accordance with the firm's attorney incentive policy.
• Health-insurance benefits.
• Eligibility to participate in the firm's 401(k) plan.
• Generous paid time off.
• Professional-liability coverage.
• Reimbursement of approved bar-admission fees and employment-related professional expenses.

Work Arrangement

This is a full-time, hybrid position combining remote work with in-person responsibilities as required. In-person attendance may include court appearances, depositions, mediations, client consultations, trials, and firm meetings.