[Hiring] Client Team Counsel @Ogletree Deakins

Role Description

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has an opportunity in its California offices for an experienced litigator seeking a role with increased flexibility without giving up the challenge of a full-cycle litigation practice. This highly flexible role will allow the right candidate to work remotely without the administrative and client-development demands of a shareholder/partner track position. This role will focus on efficient, effective legal work with a lower billable hours target than our full-time shareholder track attorneys.

Working with a dedicated client team(s) servicing one of the firm’s largest clients, this attorney will focus on defending employers in employment litigation, primarily single/multi-plaintiff lawsuits. Core responsibilities will regularly include, but will not be limited to:

• Developing defense strategy
• Performing legal research
• Drafting pleadings
• Managing discovery-related activities (including motion practice)
• Drafting dispositive motions

From time to time, depending on jurisdiction and location, this role may also take or defend depositions, argue motions, participate in mediation, trial, or other aspects of a lawsuit that require in-person presence.

While this role will not be required to work in the 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.

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.

Qualifications

• Active license to practice law in good standing in California
• 2+ years of litigation experience, either in-house or for a law firm
• Strong general litigation backgrounds, including insurance defense or criminal litigation backgrounds (both prosecution and defense) are acceptable
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Dedication to client service
• High level of self-motivation and accountability for work product
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Requirements

• Must be actively licensed to practice law in California
• 2+ years of litigation experience required
• Prior employment law experience is not required
• Demonstrated ability to manage and work collaboratively with attorneys, administrative professionals, and clients

Benefits

• Expected salary range for this position is between $145,000 and $200,000, depending on location
• Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law
• This position qualifies for various benefits
• Application deadline for this position is December 31, 2026

Contact Information

If you have questions, please e-mail Brittney Padilla at [email protected] with “ClientTeam Counsel" in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.

Company Description

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.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.