Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 238,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins' Seattle office seeks an Employment Litigation Associate to join a premier national practice representing employers. The role offers a high-level position in labor and employment law with extensive client and agency contact.

The right candidate will have a passion for employment law, strong writing and analytical abilities, and the ability to inspire confidence with sophisticated business clients. The office emphasizes collaboration and professional development.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor; must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in Washington.
• Candidates must possess at least 5+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Labor and Employment litigation experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and draft memoranda, motions, and pleadings.
• Attend court conferences and manage discovery-related activities and investigations.
• Draft position statements and dispositive motions; counsel clients on employment-law matters.

Skills

5+ years of employment litigation

Analytical writing and communication

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Seattle 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.

Position Summary

Our Seattle 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 Washington. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess at least 5+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Labor and Employment litigation experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Benefits

In accordance with the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities act, the expected salary range for this Washington position is between $237,500 and $275,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. This position qualifies for the benefits below. The application deadline for this position is December 31, 2026.

• 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 Emma Barnes at [e-mail] with “Employment Litigation Associate – Seattle" 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.