Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attorney Retreat

CLE and bar admission expense reimburs

Bonus programs

401(k) plan

Health, life, dental, and vision

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Back-up childcare program

Paid parental leave on-ramping

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Raleigh, NC seeks an Employment Litigation Associate to join a national labor and employment practice. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of employment litigation experience and a Juris Doctor, with strong analytical and writing skills.

You will perform legal research, draft memoranda, motions, pleadings, attend court conferences, handle discovery, and counsel clients on employment-law matters while engaging with agencies and opposing counsel.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active North Carolina license in good standing.
• 2+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and draft memoranda, motions, and pleadings.
• Attend court conferences and handle discovery-related activities.
• Draft agency position statements and counsel clients on employment-law matters.
• Collaborate with clients, government agencies, and opposing counsel.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting motions

Client counseling

Analytical writing

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Raleigh, NC 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 legal memoranda, motions, and pleadings; attending court conferences; handling discovery-related activities and investigations; drafting agency position statements; 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 North Carolina;
• Candidates must possess 2+ years of employment litigation experience;
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

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, 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
• a paid parental leave on-ramping program

Contact Information

Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered. If you have questions, please e-mail Ali Gardiner at [e-mail] with “Employment Litigation Associate - Raleigh" 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.