26-117 - RFP for Employment Litigation Claims 2026

Agency:	City of Clifton
State:	New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541110 - Offices of Lawyers 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 561311 - Employment Placement Agencies
Posted Date:	Apr 16, 2026
Due Date:	Apr 30, 2026
Solicitation No:	26-117
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CITY OF CLIFTON

DEPARTMENT OF PURCHASING

26-117 - SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION

CLAIMS

FOR

THE CITY OF CLIFTON

2026 - 2027

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR FAIR AND OPEN PROPOSAL

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq., the City of Clifton is soliciting Fair and Open Proposals

for Special Counsel for Employment Litigation Claims for a contract period of one (1) year

from date of contract execution. Proposals shall be endorsed “Special Counsel for Employment

Litigation Claims” and delivered to Purchasing Agent Amisha Jariwala, City of Clifton, 900

Clifton Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey 07013.

Due Date: April 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM

CITY OF CLIFTON

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION CLAIMS

The City of Clifton is soliciting a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to provide Special Counsel

services for Employment Litigation Claims on behalf of the City, as directed by the Municipal

Attorney or designee thereof, for a contract period of one (1) year from date of contract

execution. All candidates are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq. and N.J.A.C.

17:27 as amended (Affirmative Action).

I - GENERAL

The City of Clifton seeks a private attorney or law firm (Respondent) licensed to practice law

in New Jersey State in order to provide a wide variety of professional legal services related to

employment law and human resources including employment litigation claims as may arise

during the year or are ongoing from the prior year(s).

The Respondent will provide support to the Municipal Attorney or designee thereof and the

Director of Personnel, if so directed by the Municipal Attorney or designee thereof. The

Respondent will represent the City of Clifton in certain legal affairs through a cost-effective

commitment to service with the latest innovations in the practice of employment litigation law.

All questions relating to the RFP shall be submitted in writing to City of Clifton Purchasing Agent,

Amisha Jariwala, via email to: ajariwala@cliftonnj.org, no later than 3:00 PM on April 23, 2026.

Any questions, which in the opinion of the City warrant a return reply or an amendment to the

RFP, will be furnished to all parties not less than seven (7) business days prior to receipt of

Proposals.

Proposals shall be received no later than 11:00 AM on April 30, 2026, and must be made on

the basis that they either meet or exceed the requirements contained herein.

II - SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Special Counsel for Employment Litigation Claims shall provide advice and legal

representation in connection with employment litigation, including but not limited to

employment discrimination (based on disability, age, race, religion, or sex), wrongful

termination, discriminatory harassment, sexual harassment, CEPA claims, LAD claims, family

and medical leaves claims, retaliation claims, and severance agreements.

Firm shall file all necessary pleadings and documents with the appropriate Courts and/or

administrative agencies, in matters for which the firm has been retained. Work may include

drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, and all other papers to be filed in court; conducting and

responding to discovery; attending all pre-trial, trial, and post-trial court appearances; and

handling appeals.

Respondent must also have resources sufficient to advance all costs.

Respondent must also be free of any conflict of interest and must comply with the conflicts

policy referred to in section III.k below.

III - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Listed below are the minimum requirements necessary to be considered for this proposal:

a) At a minimum, the Respondent shall have five (5) consecutive years’ experience with

Employment Litigation matters, representing a municipality or other public entity.

b) . Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in representing municipal

entities in defense of employment litigation claims, including Civil Service

jurisdictions.

c) Respondents must demonstrate knowledge of, The New Jersey Law Against

Discrimination ("NJLAD"); The New Jersey Civil Rights Act ("NJCRA"); federal LAD

and CRA claims, Disability Act (TDI); The Family Leave Act ("NJFLA") and New

Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI); New Jersey and Federal Conscientious Employee

Protection Act claims ("CEPA"), and related claims.

d) The Respondent must maintain a bona fide office in the State of New Jersey. Please

list the firm’s office address on the proposal signature form enclosed herein.

e) The Respondent must currently, or as recently as the last three (3) years, represent at

least three (3) public entities in matters of employment litigation claims, with at least

one (1) public entities of similar size to the City of Clifton, preferably Civil Service

jurisdictions.

f) The Respondent must list past and present public entities it represents in employment

litigation claims.

g) The Respondent must identify the attorney(s) and support staff that will be assigned

to the account for the defense of the employment litigation claims and their experience

in handling such actions and the outcomes of the actions that they handled.

h) The Respondent must maintain an office within a reasonable distance to the City of

Clifton.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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Bid Number:	26-117
Bid Title:	26-117 - RFP for Employment Litigation Claims 2026
Category:	Bid Notices
Status:	Open