Of Counsel

Ogletree Deakins; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training and development programs

401(k) plan

Health and life insurance including dental and vision coverage

Paid parental leave program

Dental & vision

FSA program

Employee assistance program

Back-up childcare

Parental leave

Job summary

A national law firm in New Orleans is seeking a Senior Litigation Associate or Of Counsel with 8+ years of experience in litigation. The role involves significant interaction with clients and the drafting of legal documents. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical, writing, and communication skills as well as a passion for employment law. The firm prioritizes diversity and offers great benefits including training programs and flexible spending accounts.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice law in Louisiana.
• 8+ years of litigation experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research and drafting of legal documents.
• Conduct court conferences, discovery, and investigations.
• Counsel clients on employment-law-related matters.
• Draft contracts and counsel clients on employment-law matters.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Louisiana bar admission

Job description

Position Summary

Our New Orleans and Lafayette, LA offices have an opportunity for an experienced senior level litigation associate or Of Counsel to join the firm’s dynamic and long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. This is an excellent opportunity for associates 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, conducting discovery and investigations, drafting of position statements and dispositive motions, attending arbitrations, drafting contracts, 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 Louisiana. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess 8+ years of litigation experience.
• Litigation experience is required. Necessary litigation training will be provided.
• 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 “Of Counsel - New Orleans" 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.