Of Counsel

Ogletree Deakins; Cleveland (OH); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Attorney Retreat

CLE and bar admission expense reimb.

401(k) plan

Health and life insurance including aff

Dental and vision coverage

Dependent care and/or health care FSAs

Parental leave on-ramping

Descripción de la vacante

Ogletree Deakins in Cleveland, OH seeks an Employment Litigation Counsel to join its established practice representing premier local and national employers. Open for shareholder or non-shareholder track, this role requires extensive client, agency, and opposing counsel interaction in a sophisticated labor and employment law setting.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for employment law, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to engage with high-level business clients.

Formación

• Juris Doctor degree required and active license to practice in Ohio.
• Minimum of 8+ years in employment litigation.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

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

Conocimientos

Legal research

Motions & pleadings

Client communication

Writing skills

Analytical skills

Educación

Juris Doctor (JD)

Ohio bar admission

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary

Our Cleveland, OH office has an opportunity for an Employment Litigation Counsel to join the firm’s dynamic and long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys to provide 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 is open for shareholder or non-shareholder track (i.e. of counsel or senior counsel, respectively), and 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, 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.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in Ohio. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.


• Candidates must possess 8+ years of employment litigation experience.


• 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 \"Counsel - Cleveland\" 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.