Of Counsel - Dual License

Ogletree Deakins; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins’ Phoenix office seeks an experienced employment litigation Of Counsel licensed in both Arizona and California to join a premier employers-focused practice. The role offers mentoring, business development training, and a chance to contribute to a national practice in a collegial, in-person setting.

The ideal candidate will bring passion for employment law, strong writing, and the ability to engage sophisticated business clients.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree is required.
• Licensed to practice in both Arizona and California.
• Experience in Labor and Employment litigation, FEHA and/or PAGA preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform legal research, draft memoranda, motions, and pleadings.
• Attend court conferences and handle discovery-related activities.
• Draft position statements and dispositive motions; counsel clients on employment matters.
• Collaborate with teams and manage client relationships in a dynamic practice.

Skills

Licensure AZ & CA

FEHA/PAGA experience

Litigation experience

Legal research

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Position Summary

Our Phoenix, AZ office has a unique opportunity for an experienced employment litigation Of Counsel licensed in both Arizona and California to join the firm’s dynamic and long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. Ogletree’s Phoenix-based CA PAGA/class/collective litigation team, as well as the Phoenix-based CA single-plaintiff litigation team, affords California litigators robust mentoring and customized business development training in our collegial, in-person environment. This is an excellent opportunity for associates 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 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 both Arizona and California. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess 8+ years of experience practicing in state and federal courts in California.
• Labor and Employment litigation, specifically FEHA and/or PAGA, experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Contact Information

If you have questions, please e-mail Emma Barnes at [e-mail] with “Of Counsel - Phoenix" 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.