Associate
Apply NowCompany: Ogletree Deakins
Location: Phoenix, AZ 85032
Description:
Position Summary
Our Phoenix office has an opportunity for a Labor & Employment Associate to join the firm's expanding practice. Duties include, but are not limited to, performing legal research, drafting legal memoranda, motions and pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery-related activities and investigations, and drafting position statements, dispositive motions, attending and handling arbitrations, etc. Experience handling a single-plaintiff employment lawsuit from start to finish with minimal oversight is preferred. We provide our associates with multiple writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to robust professional development programs.
Requirements
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, 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.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please e-mail Brittney Padilla at Brittney.Padilla@ogletreedeakins.com with "PHX - Labor & Employment Associate" 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 59 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.
Our Phoenix office has an opportunity for a Labor & Employment Associate to join the firm's expanding practice. Duties include, but are not limited to, performing legal research, drafting legal memoranda, motions and pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery-related activities and investigations, and drafting position statements, dispositive motions, attending and handling arbitrations, etc. Experience handling a single-plaintiff employment lawsuit from start to finish with minimal oversight is preferred. We provide our associates with multiple writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to robust professional development programs.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in Arizona. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
- Candidates must possess 2 or more years of experience in Arizona.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills are required.
- Must be licensed to practice in Arizona.
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, 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.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please e-mail Brittney Padilla at Brittney.Padilla@ogletreedeakins.com with "PHX - Labor & Employment Associate" 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 59 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.