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.

Responsibilities

• Counsel 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
• Develop and conduct recorded webinars on employment-related topics
• Draft and revise 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

Preferences

• 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 (adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law)
• Several competitive annual bonus programs

Benefits

• Comprehensive training and development programs including an annual firm-wide Attorney Retreat
• CLE and bar admission expense reimbursement
• 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

Schedule

• Fully remote (attorney must reside in a state where the firm has a physical office)
• Annual all-attorney retreat (in-person)