Litigation Attorney

Ogletree Deakins; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programs

Bar admission expense reimbursement

401(k) plan

Health and life insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Parental leave on-ramping

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins' Indianapolis office seeks a senior litigation attorney to represent premier local and national employers in labor and employment matters. This role requires proactive leadership, strong analytical and writing skills, and frequent interaction with clients, government agencies, and opposing counsel.

The successful candidate will handle research, drafting, motions, discovery, and counseling on employment-law issues, with opportunities for growth in a national practice within a

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active Indiana license, with ongoing licensure.
• At least 8+ years of litigation experience.
• Labor/Employment, commercial, or business litigation experience preferred.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Indianapolis office has an opportunity for a senior litigation attorney 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 Indiana. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess at least 8+ years of litigation experience.
• Labor and Employment, commercial or business litigation experience is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

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.

Contact Information

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

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer.