Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

A law firm in Portland, OR seeks an Employment Litigation Associate to provide legal services to diverse clients. The ideal candidate should have a Juris Doctor and a minimum of 1 year of employment litigation experience. Responsibilities include conducting legal research, drafting motions, and counseling clients on employment-related matters. The firm offers comprehensive benefits including 401(k), health insurance, and ongoing professional development programs in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice law in Oregon.
• Graduated in the top 25% of law school preferred.
• 1+ years of employment litigation experience required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Verbal communication skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Portland, OR 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 Oregon. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Preference will be given to candidates who graduated in the top 25% of their law school class.
• Candidates must possess 1+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Excellent analytical, writing and verbal 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer.