Cross-Border Employment Attorney

Ogletree Deakins • Stamford, CT

7h • Remote

About The Position

Ogletree Deakins has a unique opportunity in our Cross-Border Practice Group for an entrepreneurial, creative and experienced employment law attorney who wants to take their practice in a new direction. We are seeking an attorney who will join us as a Senior Associate or Of Counsel. The ideal candidate will have a passion for assisting multinational companies of all sizes with their labor and employment needs worldwide and advising clients on a full range of international employment issues that are unique to global workforces. We offer our attorneys multiple writing, publishing and speaking opportunities, including the opportunity to participate in our Global Solutions task force and podcast series. This position is fully remote. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in the manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor.
• Qualified candidates must be in good standing and remain licensed to practice law in the United States in which they are located.
• During employment, attorneys must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• 8+ years of U.S. labor and employment law experience.
• Cross-Border experience is required.
• Excellent analytical, “outside-the-box” critical thinking, creative problem solving, writing, and communication skills are required.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, workflow management, and virtual communications technology platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams, Slack, Smartsheet, Excel, Word, iManage) required.

Nice To Haves

• Asia-Pacific and Middle East experience is strongly preferred.
• In-house experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assisting multinational companies of all sizes with their labor and employment needs worldwide.
• Advising clients on a full range of international employment issues that are unique to global workforces.
• Participating in our Global Solutions task force and podcast series.
• Managing a high volume of different projects at once, task-switching and multitasking frequently, and seeking supervision when needed.
• Analyzing novel and complex legal issues and helping design risk-based and client-practical solutions in situations where multiple laws may apply and may be in conflict with one another.

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, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.

What This Job Offers

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