Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Salt Lake City seeks an Employment Litigation Associate with 3+ years of experience. The role offers opportunities for courtroom experience, client contact, and professional development within a collaborative, client-focused environment.

Responsibilities include legal research, drafting motions and pleadings, depositions, and managing discovery. A strong academic record and Utah licensure are required; compensation and benefits align with a major national firm.

Qualifications

• JD required; licensed to practice in Utah and in good standing.
• 3+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills; strong organizational abilities; multitasking.
• Strong academic record (top 25% of law school class) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and draft motions, pleadings, and memoranda.
• Argue motions and take/defend depositions; manage discovery-related activities.
• Draft position statements, dispositive motions, and employee handbooks/policies.
• Engage in client contact and professional development opportunities.

Skills

Employment litigation

Strong writing skills

Analytical thinking

multitasking

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Salt Lake City office has a unique opportunity for an Employment Litigation Associate with 3+ of years of experience to join the firm’s expanding practice. This position is for an ambitious lawyer seeking opportunities to expand their professional development and to have courtroom experience and client contact, while working in a collaborative, client-focused environment. Duties include performing legal research, drafting motions and pleadings, as well as legal memoranda, arguing motions, taking and defending depositions, managing discovery-related activities and investigations, and drafting of position statements and dispositive motions, employee handbooks, employee policies, etc. Unlike many other firms, we provide our associates with hands-on writing, publishing and speaking opportunities as well as access to robust professional development training programs.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in Utah. Must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice throughout employment.


• Candidates should possess at least 3+ years of employment litigation experience.


• Job requires excellent analytical and writing skills; strong organizational skills; ability to multitask; passion for client service and practice development.


• Excellent academics (e.g., top 25% of law school class) are expected.

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

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.

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.