Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has an opportunity for an ERISA 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 some of the firm’s largest clients, this attorney will focus on supporting our national ERISA litigation/life, health, disability practice. This attorney will have the opportunity to defend complicated benefits litigation matters including class actions and single-plaintiff lawsuits in both ERISA and non-ERISA contexts (such as insurance bad faith lawsuits). In addition to significant opportunities to brief cutting edge legal issues at both the trial and appellate court levels, this lawyer will also take and defend depositions, argue motions, participate in mediation, trial and appeals.
The right candidate will possess very strong analytical and writing skills, a passion for litigation, and will add their enthusiasm to our affable, team-oriented environment. Attorneys in this role will have the opportunity to handle complex, challenging matters and to provide advice and counsel for sophisticated Ogletree clients.
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.
