What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor & Employment Associate position at Ogletree Deakins?
Position Summary
Our Las Vegas office is expanding and, as a result, we have an opportunity for an attorney with employment litigation defense experience to join the firm’s growing practice and assume a major role in litigation, with extensive contact with client representatives and opposing counsel.
In addition to employment litigation, the ideal candidate will also assume a role in traditional labor matters, including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, representation petitions, and unfair labor practice charges.
Our firm also offers multiple opportunities for writing, publishing, and speaking engagements.
Requirements
Benefits
Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our attorneys including: 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, Teladoc to provide 24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video, employee assistance program, back-up childcare program, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please e-mail Brittney Padilla at Brittney.Padilla@ogletreedeakins.com with “LAS – Labor & Employment Associate” in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.
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 59 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.
Our Las Vegas office is expanding and, as a result, we have an opportunity for an attorney with employment litigation defense experience to join the firm’s growing practice and assume a major role in litigation, with extensive contact with client representatives and opposing counsel.
In addition to employment litigation, the ideal candidate will also assume a role in traditional labor matters, including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, representation petitions, and unfair labor practice charges.
Our firm also offers multiple opportunities for writing, publishing, and speaking engagements.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in Nevada. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
- Candidates must have 3 years of employment litigation defense experience. Experience with traditional labor matters—such as collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, representation petitions, or unfair labor practice charges—is preferred.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills are required.
Benefits
Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our attorneys including: 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, Teladoc to provide 24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video, employee assistance program, back-up childcare program, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please e-mail Brittney Padilla at Brittney.Padilla@ogletreedeakins.com with “LAS – Labor & Employment Associate” in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.
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 59 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.