Of Counsel

Ogletree Deakins • Raleigh, NC

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Our Raleigh office has an opportunity for an Of Counsel to join the firm’s nationally recognized practice representing premier local and national employers. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys with an ownership mentality to assume a leading role in providing superior legal services to sophisticated employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. This role requires extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies and opposing counsel and the ability to handle cases and resolve matters that client issues that independently.
Duties include, but are not limited to, performing legal research, drafting of legal memoranda, motions, and pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery-related activities (including e-discovery and depositions) and investigations, drafting of position statements and dispositive motions, drafting settlement agreements and other employment-related agreements (e.g., employment agreements, arbitration agreements, restrictive covenant agreements) and counseling clients on employment-law-related matters.
The right candidate will have a passion for client service, a desire to practice in company-side employment law, strong writing/drafting skills, strong analytical and communication skills, superior organizational and time management skills and an ability to relate to and inspire confidence with savvy business clients. This is a great opportunity for the right lawyer to join a top national employment law practice in a tight-knit and team-oriented environment.
Our office is collegial with a commitment to mutual respect in the workplace and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Although the right attorney for this role will be comfortable handling client matters independently, our office is highly collaborative and attorneys work together sharing their experience and expertise to provide exceptional client service. 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 and be mentored by the leading attorneys in this field.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor
• 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
• 8+ years of employment or significant civil litigation experience
• Excellent analytical, writing and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Graduated in the top 25% of their law school class

Responsibilities

• Performing legal research
• Drafting of legal memoranda, motions, and pleadings
• Attending court conferences
• Handling discovery-related activities (including e-discovery and depositions) and investigations
• Drafting of position statements and dispositive motions
• Drafting settlement agreements and other employment-related agreements (e.g., employment agreements, arbitration agreements, restrictive covenant agreements)
• Counseling clients on employment-law-related matters

Benefits

• Ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities
• Access to expansive professional development training programs
• Opportunities to work with and be mentored by the leading attorneys in this field

What This Job Offers

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