Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Attorney development program

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Detroit, MI is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate to join our national labor and employment practice. The role involves legal research, drafting motions and pleadings, and counseling clients on employment-law matters in a collegial, team-oriented environment.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of employment litigation experience, strong writing and analytical skills, and are licensed to practice in Michigan.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor is required and must be licensed to practice law in Michigan.
• 3+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Legal research

Drafting memos and pleadings

Analytical writing

Client counseling

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Licensed to practice in Michigan

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;

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

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
• and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.

Contact Information

If you have questions, please e-mail Ali Gardiner at [e-mail] with “Detroit - Employment Litigation Associate” in the subject line.

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.