Mid-Level Employment Litigation Associate

Ogletree Deakins; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Milwaukee provides representation for premier local and national employers in employment-law matters. This role involves heavy client contact, government agency interaction, and collaboration with opposing counsel to advance litigation and compliance strategies.

Candidates typically engage in legal research, drafting memoranda, motions, and pleadings, and managing discovery and investigations while advising clients on complex employment-law issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and draft memoranda for labor and employment matters.
• Draft motions, pleadings, position statements and dispositive motions.
• Attend court conferences, handle discovery activities and investigations.
• Counsel clients on employment-law related matters and interface with agencies and opposing counsel.

Job description

Overview

• The firm's dynamic and long-established practice represents premier local and national employers, including many Fortune 50 companies, in all types of employment-related legal matters.
• The role involves assuming a significant role in all aspects of labor and employment law and requires extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies, and opposing counsel.
• Work includes performing legal research, drafting legal memoranda, motions, pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery activities and investigations, drafting position statements and dispositive motions, and counseling clients on employment-law-related matters.
• Prior labor and employment litigation experience is preferred for this position.