Of Counsel

Ogletree Deakins; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Nashville is seeking an experienced Of Counsel to join their team. The role focuses on providing legal services in labor and employment law with significant client interaction and responsibilities.

Ideal candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in employment litigation, a Juris Doctor, and exceptional analytical, writing, and communication skills. The firm values diversity and offers ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in Tennessee.
• 8+ years of employment litigation experience required.
• Labor and Employment litigation experience needed.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Nashville office has an opportunity for an Of Counsel 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 Tennessee. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess at least 8+ years of employment litigation experience.
• Labor and Employment litigation experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Contact Information

If you have questions, please e‑mail Ali Gardiner at [e-mail] with “Of Counsel – Nashville” 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.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer.