Description:
About You:You are a sharp, motivated litigation attorney with strong fundamentals and meaningful hands-on experience and business acumen. You are comfortable navigating complex disputes, managing active matters, and working directly with clients. You've likely clerked for a Judge and know how courts actually operate—not just how cases look on paper.
You're looking for a Firm where you can harness your litigation skills, gain real responsibility, and be trusted to exercise judgment, not just execute tasks.
Areas of Litigation Practice
- Represent businesses and individuals in a wide range of commercial and employment related litigation disputes in state and federal courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings.
- Handle disputes involving shareholder, member, and partnership conflicts.
- Litigate restrictive covenant matters, including non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and trade secret disputes.
- Handle disputes involving data breaches, privacy issues, and technology-related claims.
- Litigate intellectual property matters, including trademark, trade dress, copyright, and unfair competition claims (both before administrative bodies and in court).
- Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and briefs; conduct depositions; argue motions; and assist with hearings, mediations, and trials.
- Serve as a direct point of contact for clients on assigned matters and contribute to overall litigation strategy.
Qualifications:
- 3–5 years of litigation experience, preferably in commercial, employment, or complex business disputes.
- Prior judicial clerkship experience preferred.
- Admitted to practice in New Jersey
- Strong legal writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
- Experience managing discovery, motion practice, and client communications.
- Ability to manage multiple matters efficiently in a fast-paced litigation environment.
- You'll Thrive Here If You Are:
- Comfortable taking ownership of cases and thinking strategically about outcomes.
- Court-savvy, detail-oriented, and confident in your litigation instincts.
- A clear communicator who can translate complex legal issues into practical advice for clients.
- Entrepreneurial-minded and collaborative, with a desire to grow alongside and within the Firm.
- Interested in building long-term client relationships while sharpening your litigation craft.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus structure
- 401(k) with company match up to 4%
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off with genuine flexibility and autonomy
- Early and substantive responsibility, including direct client exposure
- Structured mentorship and professional development
- A collaborative culture that values initiative, judgment, and high-quality work
How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and cover letter highlighting your litigation experience and what draws you to OlenderFeldman LLP as the next step in your career.
Pay: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
