Employment Litigation Associate - Dual License

Ogletree Deakins; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attorney Retreat

Bar admission reimbursement

Annual bonus programs

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Back-up childcare program

Paid parental leave on-ramping program

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Phoenix seeks an experienced employment litigation associate licensed in both Arizona and California to join our team representing premier employers. The role involves CA PAGA/class/collective and single-plaintiff matters with mentoring and development opportunities in a collegial environment.

The right candidate will perform legal research, draft memoranda, motions, pleadings, and position statements, attend court conferences, and counsel clients on employment-law matters.

Qualifications

• JD with dual license in Arizona and California in good standing.
• 3+ years in state and federal California courts.
• Experience in FEHA and/or PAGA litigation.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and draft memoranda, motions, and pleadings.
• Attend court conferences and handle discovery-related activities.
• Draft position statements and dispositive motions.
• Counsel clients on employment-law matters and case strategy.
• Support CA PAGA/class/collective and single-plaintiff matters.

Skills

Legal research

Legal drafting

Motions

Court appearances

Discovery management

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Phoenix, AZ office has a unique opportunity for an experienced employment litigation associate licensed in both Arizona and California to join the firm’s dynamic and long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. Ogletree’s Phoenix-based CA PAGA/class/collective litigation team, as well as the Phoenix-based CA single-plaintiff litigation team, affords California litigators robust mentoring and customized business development training in our collegial, in-person environment. This is an excellent opportunity for associates 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

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, 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.

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

Requirements

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in both Arizona and California. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess 3+ years of experience practicing in state and federal courts in California.
• Labor and Employment litigation, specifically FEHA and/or PAGA, experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

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
• 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

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.