Senior Employment Counsel - Litigation & Advisory

Ogletree Deakins; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Job summary

Ogletree Deakins in Salt Lake City is seeking an experienced litigation attorney to join our Employment Law Practice as Employment Counsel. You will counsel clients on employment-law matters, take and defend depositions, perform research, draft memoranda, motions and pleadings, and lead discovery-related activities.

The ideal candidate has a JD, Utah license, 7+ years of employment defense experience, and strong written and oral communication, with superb organizational and interpersonal skills

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor required and must be licensed in Utah in good standing.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Take and defend depositions.
• Perform legal research and draft memoranda, motions and pleadings.
• Attend court conferences and lead discovery-related activities.
• Draft position statements and dispositive motions.
• Counsel clients on employment-law matters.

Skills

Written & oral communication

Organizational skills

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Ogletree Deakins in Salt Lake City is seeking an experienced litigation attorney to join our Employment Law Practice as Employment Counsel. You will counsel clients on employment-law matters, take and defend depositions, perform research, draft memoranda, motions and pleadings, and lead discovery-related activities.

The ideal candidate has a JD, Utah license, 7+ years of employment defense experience, and strong written and oral communication, with superb organizational and interpersonal skills