Non-Compete/Trade Secrets Attorney

Ogletree Deakins; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training and development programs

401(k) plan

Paid parental leave

Affordable health insurance

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins, located in Oklahoma City, is seeking an attorney to join its dynamic practice focused on unfair competition and trade secret matters. The ideal candidate should have at least 4+ years of employment litigation experience and a passion for employment law.

The position involves extensive contact with clients and significant responsibilities including legal research, drafting legal documents, and counseling clients. Ogletree Deakins emphasizes mutual respect and professional development, ensuring a supportive work environment.

A robust benefits package is offered, including comprehensive training, health insurance, and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in employment litigation.
• Strong experience in non-compete and trade secret litigation.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and draft legal memoranda.
• Attend court conferences and handle discovery-related activities.
• Counsel clients on employment law-related matters.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Employment litigation experience

Non-compete/trade secret litigation

E-discovery proficiency

Education

Juris Doctor

Tools

Relativity

Job description

Position Summary

Our Oklahoma City office has an opportunity for an attorney to join the firm’s dynamic and long‑established practice representing premier local and national employers in unfair competition and trade secret matters. 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.

This role requires extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies and opposing counsel working on matters nationwide with Ogletree’s Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group.

Duties include, but are not limited to, performing legal research, drafting legal memoranda, motions and pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery‑related activities and investigations, drafting 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 unfair competition and trade secrets 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 Oklahoma or Texas. Other jurisdictions will be considered as well. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess at least 4+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Strong non‑compete/trade secret litigation experience is required.
• Labor and Employment litigation experience is required.

• Proficiency using Relativity, liaising with e‑discovery vendors, and working with computer forensics experts required.

• 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, 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 Ali Gardiner at [e-mail] with “Non‑Compete/Trade Secrets Attorney - Oklahoma City” in the subject line. 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.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.