Newark - Employment Associate (Hybrid)

Littler

📍Newark, NJ
Posted May 26, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Newark - Employment Associate (Hybrid)

Company

Littler

Location

Newark, NJ

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4342183951

Job Description

Littler Mendelson P.C. is seeking an attorney with a minimum of 3-5 years of employment litigation experience to join the Newark office. Labor experience is a plus. The candidate should possess excellent academic credentials. Must be licensed to immediately practice law in New Jersey.

Pursuant to New Jersey regulation, the annual salary range for this position is $195,000 to $220,000, contingent on relevant experience and education, and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. We offer generous compensation and benefits packages. For more information visit: https://www.littler.com/benefits/state-details

About Littler
Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice in the world exclusively devoted to representing management. With more than 1,900 attorneys in over 100 offices worldwide, Littler serves as the single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 75 years.

Littler’s unparalleled commitment to labor and employment law helps clients navigate a complex business world with nuanced legal issues—building better solutions for clients’ toughest challenges. With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, Littler is fully focused on its clients. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, Littler fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, Littler disrupts the status quo—delivering bold, groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow.

Benefits
We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50% schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plan for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children. In addition, we provide a superior 401(k) plan, ample time off programs, mental health programs, family building and caregiving, generous paid parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, a wellness program, flexible spending accounts, and an employee referral bonus program.

For more information about our benefits visit: www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

For more information about our firm visit: www.littler.com.

*Littler welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from search firms with an active, signed fee agreement through our dedicated 'Search Firm Portal' below. We are unable to consider submissions from search firms without a current agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at [email protected].*
For inquiries regarding this opportunity, please e-mail Julia Rabinowitz at [email protected] with the job title in the subject line.

Littler Mendelson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through how you would approach drafting a motion for summary judgment in a New Jersey employment discrimination case?
  • 2.How do you manage the e-discovery process in complex employment litigation, particularly when dealing with company-wide communications and data privacy issues?
  • 3.Given Littler's exclusive focus on representing management, how do you approach defending an employer against a wage and hour claim under New Jersey law?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage a heavy caseload with competing deadlines. How did you ensure nothing fell through the cracks?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to deliver difficult news to a client regarding their employment practices or the viability of their defense.
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you collaborated with a team on a large-scale litigation project. What was your specific role and contribution?
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.A partner hands you a new harassment complaint filed against a senior executive at a major client. The media has already started inquiring. How do you proceed in the first 48 hours?
  • 2.You are defending a company in a discrimination lawsuit, and during discovery, you uncover an email from a mid-level manager that directly contradicts the client's official position. What is your next step?

Resume Keywords

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Employment litigationNJLADManagement representationLabor lawMotion practiceSummary judgmentE-discoveryWage and hourNew Jersey BarHarassment defenseDepositionsClass action

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