Legal Jobs in Summit New Jersey

Position Overview: Are you looking to join a team that is passionate about what they do? Are you someone who embraces both a growth mindset and feedback-rich culture?

We are NFC. We are comprised of top talent at every level on our bi-coastal team, where our team is guided by integrity and committed to finding the best possible solutions, prioritizing collaboration and strategic thinking. We stress the importance of balance while supporting one’s whole self and it’s our ambition to truly make a difference for both or clients and our team members.

Our commitment to our attorneys and their ability to lead their own growth and professional development is an integral part of our foundation and reflected in our department structure. With separate departments for Employment Counseling/Training/Investigations and Employment Litigation we empower our attorneys to focus on the area and skillset they are most passionate about. At NFC, we believe feedback is fuel and we team with our employees to build a workplace that provides an opportunity for significant growth and achievement and our incredibly high retention rate reflects the longstanding dedication of our team.

We are not your typical law firm and we’d love to hear how your extraordinary experience, talents and commitment may fit ours. . . .

NFC is looking to hire an experienced employment law Counsel for our Chatham, New Jersey office. This position will be filled by a highly motivated, detail-oriented individual who excels in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment that values top-quality work and positive contributions to the workplace. This particular position is perfect for an experienced employment attorney seeking a non-litigation position or an in-house role, as the position is focused on a wide range of advisory work.

Classification: Exempt Position

Location: Hybrid – work in NFC’s Chatham, NJ office a minimum of two (2) days per week. Under NFC’s current hybrid model (which is subject to change), in-office days are every Wednesday, with a second day on either Tuesday or Thursday. Must be flexible and willing to work in person for additional days as needed for coverage and/or other business needs.

Hours: 1,400 – 1,600 hour Billable Hour Requirement annually, with flexibility and open discussion based on candidate experience and firm needs/Hybrid In-Office Role

Reports to: Counseling Practice Group

Essential Functions:

Applicant must have a minimum of at least 10 years of substantive employment law experience, including experience advising clients on a range of employment law issues.

Responsibilities are focused on independently managing all aspects of employment counseling matters for private sector corporate clients headquartered in New Jersey and New York, specifically:

• Advising clients on a wide variety of employment issues, including hiring, workplace policies, investigations, agreements, performance management, separation, and leaves of absence
• Communicating with clients on a regular basis, including delivering advice via phone or virtual platforms and drafting comprehensive business-focused advisory emails
• Preparation of workplace agreements and policies (e.g., Handbooks, Separation Agreements, Restrictive Covenant Agreements, etc.)
• Handling agency matters, including EEOC and DOL (and similar state/local agencies)
• Oversight of associates in Counseling Practice Group on employment law work
• Training clients on employment law and DEI issues
• Development and deepening of client relationships
• Participation in NFC webinars and seminars
• Participation in monthly Counseling Group meetings
• Participation in other firm-related events and professional development meetings
• Voluntary opportunities for NFC committees including DEI, Social Responsibility (Pro Bono), and Culture Club

Skills Required:

• Must be admitted to the NJ bar (NY Bar Admission is a plus)
• Exceptional legal writing and communication skills
• Excellent research skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• The ability to work collaboratively and positively in a dynamic team environment
• The ability to proactively manage a team and all litigation deadlines
• The ability to identify and resolve problems quickly
• The ability to manage multiple clients and matters
• Experience conducting third party investigations a plus
• Any other state bar license a plus

Salary Range (Salary Rangebased on full-time): 180k – 210k

The Firm is providing this good-faith salary range to comply with applicable law and based on 1600 BH Requirement. The applicant’s final salary will depend on a number of factors, including the applicant’s skills, experience, and years of practicing employment law.

Performance and Hours-Based Bonuses: This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary performance-based bonus (percentage of salary); an hours-based bonus (based on meeting billable hours).

Total Compensation Package Range (Salary plus Maximum Performance and Hours-Based Bonuses): $200,000 to $230,000 this salary range has been prorated for 1600 Billable Hour Requirement

Additional Bonuses: Discretionary overage bonus (based on exceeding billable hours); origination bonus, and employee referral bonus.

Benefits: This position is eligible for many additional benefits, including paid time off, sick time, medical and dental benefits, and 401K contribution (and matching).

Our client, a well-regarded regional defense litigation firm, is seeking an attorney to join their Northern NJ team. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of general liability or related experience.

This position is hybrid remote and partnership track position.

Candidates should be admitted to practice in NJ and NY.

Competitive base salary 130k to 170k, bonus and benefits.

Resumes may be sent to for review.

We are pleased to announce our partnership with this leading litigation firm, on their search to add a civil litigator to their thriving practice. The firm handles a wide array of civil litigation for its corporate clients and insurance carriers, and is seeking a mid level associate who can handle a large caseload. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years expereince handling civil litigation/insurance defense matters.

Requirements

• 3+ years insurance defense/ civil litigation
• Automobile/ UIM & premise liability
• Excellent academic record
• NJ admission required, NY a plus

Job Title: Matrimonial Associate Attorney

Job Type: Full Time (Hybrid - In person or Remote)

Location: Florham Park, New Jersey

Overview

Our client is seeking a Matrimonial Associate Attorney with family law experience to join their growing practice. This position is ideal for a compassionate, detail‑oriented attorney who is comfortable handling sensitive matters and working closely with clients.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary: $115,000–$125,000 yearly
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Bonuses
• AFLAC

What You’ll Do

• Provide legal advice to clients in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and domestic violence
• Conduct client consultations to assess legal issues and gather relevant information
• Represent clients in negotiations, mediations, and court hearings
• Prepare discovery requests and responses (interrogatories, subpoenas, document production)
• Draft settlement agreements and child custody arrangements
• Prepare Case Information Statements, including adept review of tax returns
• Attend hearings, trials, and conferences, advocating on behalf of clients
• Maintain accurate and organized case files and client communication and collaborate with paralegals and legal assistants to ensure timely and efficient case management
• Communicate regularly with clients to keep them informed about case progress and strategy
• Work with senior attorneys and legal teams to develop case strategies and achieve favorable outcomes

What We’re Looking For

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in New Jersey
• Minimum of 3–6 years of family law experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage a high caseload and work under pressure

Well-regarded regional defense litigation firm is seeking a medical malpractice attorney to join their Bridgewater area NJ team. The ideal candidate will have 3 to 5+ years of medical malpractice or civil defense litigation experience.

This position is hybrid remote, 2 days remote, 3 days in office per week. This is a partnership track position.

Candidates must be admitted to practice in NJ.

Competitive base salary 120k to 150k+, bonus and benefits.

Resumes may be sent to for review.

Paralegal – Litigation

Terra Talent Consulting LLC is partnering with an established firm in Parsippany, NJ to identify a seasoned Litigation Paralegal with strong drafting and billing experience. This opportunity is ideal for a highly organized legal professional who can operate independently and contribute immediately in a fast-paced litigation environment.

Important: Experience primarily in plaintiff work, family law, real estate, or employment law will not align with the requirements of this role.

Key Qualifications

Required Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of litigation paralegal experience
• Proven experience handling:
• Discovery requests and responses
• Background reviews and case preparation
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel proficiency required)
• Ability to independently draft legal pleadings, including:
• Complaints
• Motions
• Discovery documents
• Experience with billing and time entry preferred
• Personal injury litigation experience, particularly within environments requiring structured billing practices

Professional Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong written and analytical skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple active matters simultaneously
• Professional judgment and discretion
• Comfort working in a fully onsite, collaborative setting

This is a direct hire opportunity offering long-term stability with a firm seeking a dedicated litigation professional.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply directly through Terra Talent Consulting LLC for confidential consideration.

We are a Civil Litigation Defense Law Firm. Our mission is focused on a slow and sustainable growth process to create a diverse working environment while remaining sensitive to the needs of our employees and their families. Kiernan Trebach has become respected for our effective defense of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to individuals and small business owners. We take pride in knowing our clients, understanding what they want, and exceeding their expectations.

We are seeking a new Senior Associate Attorney with 3+ years of Construction Defense Litigation experience to join our team. Your role will be to defend a variety of Civil matters in our growing Parsippany, NJ practice.

What You Will Do:

Defend a Variety of Civil Litigation Defense matters including:

• General Liability
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability

What You Will Bring:

Our ideal candidate will have 3+ years of relevant experience and the following credentials/skills:

• Juris Doctorate Degree
• Experience handling Construction-related work.
• Experience with Insurance Defense clients.
• Experience writing motions and other legal memoranda, summarizing depositions, and trial preparation is preferred.
• The ability to work independently from suit inception to settlement/trial is preferred.

Required Education & Licensure:

• Active New Jersey Bar License (Required).
• Active New York Bar, and/or ability to transfer UBE scores (Preferred).
• Being able to waive into the New York Bar and having multiple bars is ideal, however, we are willing to consider candidates with only one bar.

Why You'll Love Us:

At Kiernan Trebach LLP, we commit our talents and energy to continue a decades-long practice devoted to defense litigation and counseling the Firm’s clients on issues that affect their potential for litigation. Kiernan Trebach represents clients on a national basis, and maintains twelve offices in nine states plus the District of Columbia, with local presence in several others. Our lawyers have appeared in the courts of over 35 states and territories.

We offer the following benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Profit Sharing
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Holiday Pay
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Schedules

DEI Statement:

Kiernan Trebach LLP is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, ethnic background, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information.

Our client provides the highest caliber legal expertise to its clients and a collaborative team-oriented environment for its attorneys. Our client believes that a good work/life balance enables it to provide excellent legal service over the long-term. They have built a modern firm based on the belief that a healthy life outside the office supports a positive and rewarding legal career and forms the foundation of a lasting firm culture with committed attorneys. They have been consistently ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey and intend to continue to support their clients and their attorneys as a family.

Our client seeking an Associate with 4 to 8 years of experience to join their Commercial Litigation practice group. Their firm’s litigation group represents global, national, and regional banks and financial institutions, and has a broad, cutting-edge, and cross-functional litigation practice which seeks a candidate with experience across the litigation spectrum (e.g., corporate fiduciaries, contract disputes, banking transactions, mortgage loan and real estate transactions, business torts and trusts and estates litigation). Federal court or appellate court clerkship experience would be a plus. Primary responsibilities include researching and drafting motions and briefs, participating in all aspects of discovery, and case/client management. Deposition, hearing and trial experience are beneficial.

• Admitted in New Jersey and New York
• 4 to 8 years of litigation experience
• Experience drafting a variety of pleadings
• Experience effectively taking and defending depositions
• Manage a workload of multiple clients and competing deadlines
• Commitment to advancing representation toward client-desired outcome and exceeding client needs/expectations in an effective manner
• Experience communicating orally and in writing with clients, experts, witnesses, opposing counsel and judges
• Excellent analytical ability and writing skills
• Ability to articulate legal concepts, problems and solutions in a persuasive, poised manner
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrates ability to develop positive relationships with colleagues, clients, opposing counsel, judges, consultants, court staff and all internal staff.

*****MUST HAVE AMLAW TOP 200 EXPERIENCE

The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; vision; dental; retirement benefits; unlimited paid time off; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Collections Attorney – Newark

Our client is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York and Florida.

Position Overview

We are seeking and In-House Collections Attorney who will work closely with the Firm’s General Counsel and finance team to address the full lifecycle of collections, from client outreach through to litigation when needed. This includes evaluating current receivables, initiating communications, and determining the appropriate steps to collect on outstanding receivables, including letters, settlement offers, formal litigation and post-judgment collection.

Key Responsibilities

• Review outstanding client receivables and payment histories.
• Assess and prioritize accounts based on legal and financial considerations.
• Initiate and manage direct client communications regarding overdue invoices.
• Draft and send letters, negotiate pre-litigation settlements/payment plans.
• Prepare, commence and be responsible for collection litigation through trial.
• Handle post-judgment collection proceedings.
• Collaborate with the finance department, COO, and attorneys to implement tailored collection strategies aligned with client relationships.
• Provide detailed updates and reporting.
• Maintain documentation and ensure all collection efforts are compliant with applicable laws and ethical rules.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Admitted in both New Jersey and New York (required).
• 3-6 years of experience in collections, debt recovery or a similar legal field.
• Proven ability to manage the full collections process from initial outreach to post-judgment collection.
• Strong working knowledge of state and federal collections laws.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with finance or billing teams is a plus.

Work Schedule & Flexibility

• Full-time preferred, but we are open to considering a reduced schedule (3–4 days/week) for the right candidate.
• Hybrid work environment: Full-time employees are expected to work at least 3 days per week in-office.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary Range: $200,000 – $250,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications.
• Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, and other firm-sponsored benefits and perks.

Pay: $70,000.00 - $83,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Work closely with an experienced and supportive legal team dedicated to helping clients across multiple practice areas.
• Gain valuable, hands-on experience in immigration, criminal defense, family law, and personal injury.
• Receive on-the-job training and mentorship to strengthen your courtroom and client management skills.
• Enjoy competitive compensation with a 401(k) retirement plan and growth potential.

Location

On-site position at the Newark, NJ office — work directly alongside a collaborative team in a dynamic, client-focused environment.

Note

The qualified candidate must have an active New Jersey Bar license (relocation assistance available) and be bilingual in Spanish.

About Our Client

Our client is a highly respected law firm based in Newark, NJ, specializing in immigration law, criminal defense, and a range of other legal services including family law and personal injury. Known for their personalized legal strategies and reputation for excellence, they foster a collaborative, client-centered atmosphere where attorneys can grow and make a meaningful impact.

Job Description

• Represent clients in immigration, criminal defense, traffic, and occasionally family law and personal injury cases.
• Handle daily court appearances (often virtual) and manage a varied caseload.
• Conduct client intakes, consultations, and maintain open communication throughout the case.
• Review and manage discovery, case files, and related documentation.
• Draft and file legal complaints and obtain necessary records, such as medical documents.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure comprehensive case handling.
• Participate in training and development programs to advance your legal expertise.

Qualifications

• Active bar license in New Jersey (relocation assistance available)
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Why You’ll Love Working Here

This position offers the chance to work in a supportive, tight-knit law firm where collaboration and professional growth are highly valued. You’ll gain exposure to multiple areas of law while working closely with experienced attorneys who are committed to mentorship and teamwork.

Note: This position requires employees to be on-site five days per week at the Newark, NJ office.

JPC-183

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)

Freeman Mathis & Gary is a dynamic and growing 500+ lawyer national litigation firm, with thirty-nine offices in twenty-one states. We are seeking an Associate Attorney with experience in handling Coverage matters to join our growing Newark, New Jersey office. The ideal candidate has at least 3+ years’ experience and is licensed to practice law in both New Jersey and New York states. This individual will maintain positive contact with clients, observe confidentiality of client matters, and must be team-oriented. Actual base pay within the range will also be dependent on other factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Our insurance coverage team members are advisors and advocates for over two dozen carriers throughout the country including major national carriers such as Allianz, Argo, Fidelity National, Hartford, Travelers, Nationwide, Colony and the Berkley Companies.

Responsibilities:

· Provide initial analysis and develop case strategy

· Prepare and respond to discovery

· Take and defend depositions, draft motions and attend hearings

· Explain legal options to clients and bringing possible outcomes or threats to their attention.

· Build relationships with clients

· Ability to negotiate, research, and communicate verbally and in writing effectively.

Requirements:

· Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.

· In good standing and able to practice law in the states of New Jersey and New York

· Strong critical thinking skills and solid academic background.

· Strong sense of urgency about problem solving, meeting deadlines and achieving goals

· Knowledgeable, attentive, and proactive.

· Excellent communicator, negotiator, public speaker, and problem solver.

· Self-motivated, and goal oriented with a track record of meeting billable hours goals.

· Inclined to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.

· Detail oriented, organized and effective.

· Professional and can get along with people; communicates well with staff.

· Computer skills: Microsoft Word and Outlook.

· Experience with iManage and/or OneDrive a plus.

What we offer:

· Competitive compensation.

· Opportunity for growth and advancement within the Firm.

· Speaking and writing opportunities.

· Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision.

· Bar expenses paid by Firm.

· HSA and FSA plans to help offset taxes for employees and dependents.

· 401K Plan.

· Company provided life insurance up to $150k.

· Company paid long-term disability coverage.

· Year-end bonuses and referral fee incentives.

· Regular, firmwide socials and events.

· Employee Assistance Program.

EEO Statement

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP (FMG) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by maintaining a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status as provided by law. FMG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This position is subject to our drug‑free workplace policy, which includes the ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen. Employees may be subject to reasonable‑suspicion drug testing in accordance with Firm policies outlined in the Employee Handbook.