Position Summary:
Our Raleigh office has the opportunity for an experienced attorney to join the firm’s expanding Employment Law Practice.
The candidate will be expected to perform all of the duties of a traditional law firm attorney, with an emphasis on the ability to act as lead attorney in labor and employment matters.
Duties include, but are not limited to, providing advice and counsel on employment law-related matters, including handbook and policy preparation, training opportunities, compliance, workplace investigations and more.
In-house attorneys with significant advice and counsel experience are encouraged to apply.
The right candidate will have a passion for employment law, excellent analytical and writing skills, and an ability to relate to and inspire confidence with sophisticated business clients.
Strong business development skills are highly preferred.
This is a terrific opportunity for a motivated lawyer to join a national employment law practice and accelerate his/her career utilizing Ogletree’s vast resources and unique platform.
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.
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Requirements:
Juris Doctor.
Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in North Carolina.
During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
Candidates must possess 6+ years of employment law experience.
Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.
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.
If you need assistance submitting your application, please e-mail Erika Heyder-Seeley at erika.
heyder-seeley@ogletree.
com with “RAL Senior 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.
Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values.
U.
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News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 11 consecutive years.
In 2022, 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 55 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.
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