Workplace Safety Associate

Apply Now

Company: Ogletree Deakins

Location: Sacramento, CA 95823

Description:

Position Summary

Our Sacramento office has an opportunity for a Workplace Safety Attorney to join our growing practice serving a broad base of clients in heavy industry, agriculture, manufacturing, and construction. This is a unique opportunity for an attorney to collaborate and assist our shareholders and assume a major role in litigation. This type of work includes close working relationships with client stakeholders including safety directors, general counsel, risk managers, and operational directors. Litigation includes administrative law trials. Applicants should have experience investigating the underlying facts of a case, drafting and responding to discovery requests, and preparing witnesses. OSHA experience is not required!

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practice of Ogletree Deakins is characterized by the knowledge and credibility of our attorneys, and the exceptional level of service that we provide to our clients. Ogletree Deakins' OSH law attorneys engage in a nationwide practice that includes the representation of employers in significant litigation of contested Cal/OSHA citations. Our attorneys also provide compliance advice on complex workplace safety issues, provide rulemaking and regulatory advice and counsel, and perform high level compliance training for clients.

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 California. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
  • Candidates must possess between 1+ years of litigation experience. Workplace safety experience is preferred, but not required.
  • Outstanding academic credentials (top 20% of law school class preferred)
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills are required.
  • This position will require occasional travel.

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

Benefits

In accordance with California's amended labor code as stated in Senate Bill 1162, the expected salary range for this California position is between $185,000 and $237,500. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. This position qualifies for the benefits below.

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 Brittney Padilla at Brittney.Padilla@ogletreedeakins.com with "SAC - Workplace Safety 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.

Similar Jobs