Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health and life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins is seeking an Employment Litigation Associate in Boston to join their esteemed practice. This role demands proactive attorneys with a passion for labor and employment law, and it offers substantial responsibilities including legal research, drafting motions, and client consultations.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of litigation experience, exceptional analytical and writing skills, and the capability to relate to business clients. Ogletree Deakins emphasizes diversity and provides robust benefits including training programs and flexible spending accounts.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.
• At least 3+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Labor and employment litigation experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and draft legal memoranda.
• Attend court conferences and handle discovery-related activities.
• Counsel clients on employment-law-related matters.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Boston 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 attorneys who are proactive and passionate about assuming a high-level role providing 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 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 Massachusetts. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess at least 3+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Labor and Employment litigation experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Benefits

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our attorneys including: 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, and 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 "Employment Litigation Associate – Boston" in the subject line.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer.