Associate Attorney

Ogletree Deakins • Los Angeles, CA

11d • $210,000 - $220,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ogletree Deakins’ Los Angeles office has an opportunity for an Associate Attorney to join the firm’s employment litigation practice. The Associate Attorney will support Shareholders on legal projects and requests as related to providing analysis and counsel on policy issues for clients. Research law, investigate facts, and prepare documents for client matters. Summarize legal regulations, statutes, and local laws. Provide analysis and counsel on legal and policy issues to include mergers and acquisitions, employment strategies, union negotiations and elections nondisclosure agreements, outsourcing agreements and business strategic planning. Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actual or anticipated lawsuits. Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing clients. Develop and recommend client policy and position on legal issues. Conduct and coordinate research into a variety of legal issues. Represent clients in various legal proceedings. Possess outstanding writing and communication skills. Prepare legal pleadings, motions, discovery, stipulations, etc. Write, review, and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, articles, and other documents. Write and administer complex vendor, client, and employment contracts. Develop and recommend of operating policy and procedural improvements. Complete the necessary MCLE to maintain licensed to practice law and in good standing. Requires 10% domestic travel. Role is hybrid allowing periodic work from home within reasonable commuting distance of the Los Angeles, CA office. Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. With offices throughout the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico, the firm represents a diverse range of clients and has a reputation for legal excellence and responsive client service. Unlike many other firms, we provide our attorneys with hands-on writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities and access to robust professional development training programs. The firm also offers a generous benefits package to all eligible employees. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in the manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor of Law or a related field of study.
• Membership in the CA State Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law
• Knowledge of federal, state and local laws
• Analyzing case law and providing legal recommendations
• Maintaining confidentiality and responding to inquiries quickly with professionalism and tact
• Writing clearly, persuasively, and informatively and editing work for errors
• Reading and interpreting information accurately and concisely and presenting information verbally to clients, other attorneys and juries
• Organizing, managing, prioritizing, and handling numerous projects/tasks
• Proficient in all Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lexis-Nexis and WestLaw.

Responsibilities

• Support Shareholders on legal projects and requests as related to providing analysis and counsel on policy issues for clients.
• Research law, investigate facts, and prepare documents for client matters.
• Summarize legal regulations, statutes, and local laws.
• Provide analysis and counsel on legal and policy issues to include mergers and acquisitions, employment strategies, union negotiations and elections nondisclosure agreements, outsourcing agreements and business strategic planning.
• Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actual or anticipated lawsuits.
• Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing clients.
• Develop and recommend client policy and position on legal issues.
• Conduct and coordinate research into a variety of legal issues.
• Represent clients in various legal proceedings.
• Prepare legal pleadings, motions, discovery, stipulations, etc.
• Write, review, and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, articles, and other documents.
• Write and administer complex vendor, client, and employment contracts.
• Develop and recommend of operating policy and procedural improvements.
• Complete the necessary MCLE to maintain licensed to practice law and in good standing.

Benefits

• 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
• paid parental leave on-ramping program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree