New York - Senior Attorney

Lawyers for Justice, P.C.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Performance-based discretionary bonus

Job summary

Lawyers for Justice, P.C. is seeking a highly-qualified attorney to join its expanding team in New York. The ideal candidate must be licensed in New York and have over 5 years of civil litigation experience, including discovery, motion practice, and depositions. This position offers a full-time career within a firm recognized for its success in plaintiff-side class action litigation with a competitive salary range of $200,000 - $400,000 per year and benefits including health insurance and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in civil litigation, including discovery, oral advocacy, motion practice, and depositions.
• Licensed to practice law in New York.
• Ability to travel on occasion.

Skills

Civil litigation experience

Discovery in civil litigation

Oral advocacy

Motion practice

Taking/defending depositions

Class actions experience

Complex litigation experience

Wage and hour litigation

Job description

Growing law firm in the Los Angeles area that is expanding into New York, considered a powerhouse in the field of plaintiff's side wage-and-hour class action litigation, seeks a highly-qualified attorney to join its expanding team. The firm has a robust caseload, in federal and state courts, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries. Focusing on the prosecution of consumer and employment class and representative actions, involving wage-and-hour, unfair business practice, discrimination, and false advertising matters. The firm has recovered over one billion dollars on behalf of hundreds of thousands of employees and consumers in California. Lawyers for Justice was recently named a Global Recognition Awards “Best Workplaces” winner for 2026.

Our firm has a large number of active cases in both state and federal courts throughout California.

This is the perfect opportunity to get experience and exposure working with a powerhouse in state and federal plaintiffs-side class action litigation, against regional, national, and Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will be licensed to practice law in New Work and have 5+ years of experience in civil litigation, including experience with discovery in the civil litigation context, oral advocacy and appearing in Court, motion practice and taking/defending depositions.
• Prior experience with class actions, complex litigation, and wage and hour litigation is a plus.
• Candidates must be able to travel on occasion.

Job Type

Full-time

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Opportunity for Performance Based Discretionary Bonus & Merit Increases

License/Certification

• Must be licensed to practice law in the state of New York

Salary Range

$200,000 - $400,000 per year