Remote - Employment Counsel
Position Summary
Ogletree Deakins has multiple opportunities for attorneys with 7+ years of labor & employment experience to join the firm to work directly with a specific group of our clients on a variety of employment law matters. This is a flexible opportunity for an attorney to assume the role of a non-shareholder track counsel on a fully remote basis from any location. While this role will not be required to work in-office, the attorney will be included in the firm's annual all attorney retreat and will have access to the firm's extensive learning and development resources. This position may be remote, but the successful candidate must reside in a state where the firm has a physical office.
Responsibilities
- Emphasis on counseling a specific group of clients on employment-law-related matters, including hiring, leave issues, policies and practices, reasonable accommodations, discipline and discharge, investigations, ADA/FMLA, and wage & hour
- Developing and conducting recorded webinars on employment-related topics
- Drafting and revising policies, handbooks, forms, checklists, and other documents for use by these clients
Requirements
- Juris Doctor
- Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in any state
- During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice
- 7+ years of employment law experience
- Extensive experience advising clients on employment-law-related matters, conducting training, and drafting and revising employment related policies and forms
Preferred Qualifications
- Candidates with subject matter expertise in areas of DOT/trucking law (i.e., hours of service, FMCSA, medical certifications, and CDL issues), drug and alcohol testing, wage and hour, ADA/FMLA, OSHA, immigration, and/or background checks preferred
- Candidates with expertise on state and local laws in NJ, NY, CT, and/or MA preferred
Pay
- Expected salary range: $190,000 – $207,500 (Colorado, New York State, California, Washington, DC, and Baltimore positions)
- Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law
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
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 60 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.