Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins’ Immigration Practice Group; Birmingham (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attorney Retreat

CLE reimbursement

Annual bonus programs

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Back-up childcare program

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate for our Detroit, MI office. The position involves handling litigation matters for premier employers, including research, drafting, motions, pleadings, and client counseling.

Strong writing and analytical abilities are essential for success in a national employment law practice. The role offers a collegial environment with dedicated training, opportunities for professional development, and exposure to leading employment-law matters in

Qualifications

• JD and license to practice in Michigan.
• At least 3 years of employment litigation experience.
• Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research, draft memoranda, motions and pleadings.
• Attend court conferences and manage discovery-related activities.
• Counsel clients on employment-law matters and communicate with clients and counsel.

Skills

Employment litigation experience

Legal research

Writing skills

Communication skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Detroit, Michigan office has an opportunity for an Employment Litigation Associate to join the firm’s dynamic and long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. This is an excellent opportunity for associates to provide legal service within a sophisticated practice and who are seeking to assume a significant role in all aspects of labor and employment law. This role requires extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies and opposing counsel.

Duties include, but are not limited to, performing legal research, drafting of legal memoranda, motions, and pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery-related activities and investigations, drafting of position statements and dispositive motions, and counseling clients on employment-law-related matters.

The right candidate will have a passion for employment law, strong analytical and writing skills, and an ability to relate to and inspire confidence with sophisticated business clients. This is a great opportunity for the right lawyer to join a national employment law practice in a tight-knit, collegial and team-oriented environment.

Our office is collegial with a commitment to mutual respect in the workplace. We hold regular all‑attorney in‑person conferences throughout the country. We make attorney development a priority and provide ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to expansive professional development training programs and opportunities to work with the leading attorneys in this field.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in Michigan;
• Candidates must possess 3+ years of employment litigation experience;
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required;

Benefits

• comprehensive training and development programs including an annual firm‑wide Attorney Retreat
• CLE and bar admission expense reimbursement
• several competitive annual bonus programs
• 401(k) plan
• affordable health
• life insurance including dental and vision coverage
• flexible spending accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses
• employee assistance program
• back‑up childcare program
• a paid parental leave on‑ramping program

Firm Overview

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment‑related legal matters. Best Law Firms® has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 14 consecutive years. In the 2025 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 1,100 attorneys located in 60 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.