Employment & Labor Attorney – Newark

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a full-service corporate law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York and Florida. Our attorneys are innovative, creative, and collaborative; giving you the platform to flourish in an environment where your ideas matter. When you join our group of attorneys, you will work and learn alongside some of the best professionals in their field of practice. We not only make a commitment to our clients, we also make a commitment. If you are ready to join an engaging, inclusive, encouraging firm where you will truly matter to your colleagues, view our open positions and apply.

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. seeks a 8-20 year attorney, who has demonstrated experience and/or success in academic coursework in Employment & Labor legal work, to join our Newark office. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Employment and Labor Practice Group that provides the full spectrum of management-side employment work for their clients; specifically, they litigate, they counsel, and they investigate. Sills Cummis & Gross was named 2024 “Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment” by the New Jersey Law Journal* as part of its 2024 New Jersey Legal Awards. This is the second time since 2022 that Sills Cummis received this Honor. *See Award Methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Sills Cummis & Gross is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in our workplace.

• 8-20 years of experience assisting with the defense of employment claims, such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, restrictive covenant enforcement and defense, and trade secret prosecution and defense in state and/or federal courts or before government agencies.
• Experience with Human Resource Support and all phases of Employment Counseling.
• Experience in traditional labor law and/or ERISA matters is a plus.

• Must be admitted to practice in NY and NJ.
• Excellent academic credentials, legal research, drafting and writing ability, and analytical and verbal communication skills are required.
• Must be a self-starter and able to work independently.

Qualified candidates should submit cover letter, resume and transcript to Milvia Burns, Chief Talent and Strategy Officer, here.