Labor & Employment Associate

Position Summary: Our Minneapolis office has an opportunity for an employment litigation associate to join the firms dynamic and long-established practice representing premier local and national employers. This is an excellent opportunity for associates who are proactive and passionate about taking a significant role in providing labor and employment law services. This role requires extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies, and opposing counsel. Duties include performing legal research, drafting legal memos and pleadings, attending court hearings, handling discovery-related activities and investigations, drafting position statements and dispositive motions, taking depositions, and counseling clients on employment-law-related matters. The right candidate will have a passion for employment law, litigation experience, 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 with a collaborative and team-oriented local office. Our Ogletree firm and the Minneapolis office are collegial and culture-driven places, with a strong commitment to mutual respect in the workplace. We hold an annual all-attorney in-person conference at a single location, which allows associates to meet lawyers across our 55 offices and allows associates to gain a deeper understanding of the firm and the unique opportunities presented by the firm. We also make attorney development a priority, and we 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 and within our firm, as well as all workplace environments. Requirements: Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in Minnesota. During employment, employees must meet the requirements for continued licensure for law practice. 2+ years of experience in employment litigation, other litigation, or judicial clerkship is strongly preferred. Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills are required. 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, Teladoc to provide 24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video, employee assistance program, back-up childcare program, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program. Firm Overview: Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firms Client Pledge, is one of the firms top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. Best Law Firms has named Ogletree Deakins a Law Firm of the Year for 13 consecutive years. In the 2024 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its Law Firm of the Year in the Employment Law - Management category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 950 attorneys located in 56 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 and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Created: 2024-10-29