Remote - Employment Counsel
About the role
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
- 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
- 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
Preferred qualifications
- Subject matter expertise in areas of DOT/trucking law (i.e., hours of service, FMCSA, medical certifications, and CDL issues)
- Subject matter expertise in drug and alcohol testing, wage and hour, ADA/FMLA, OSHA, immigration, and/or background checks
- Expertise on state and local laws in NJ, NY, CT, and/or MA
Compensation
Expected salary range: $190,000 – $207,500 (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.