Employment Senior Counsel

Position Summary Our Salt Lake City office has an opportunity for an experienced litigation attorney to join the firm’s expanding Employment Law Practice. The Employment Counsel will be expected to perform all the duties of a traditional law firm attorney, with an emphasis on counseling clients on employment-law-related matters. Duties include, but are not limited to, taking and defending depositions, performing legal research, drafting of legal memoranda, motions, and pleadings, attending court conferences, leading discovery-related activities and investigations, drafting of position statements and dispositive motions, and counseling clients on employment-law-related matters. The right candidate will have a passion for employment law, strong analytical and writing skills, and will add their enthusiasm to our affable, team-oriented environment. Requirements Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law in Utah and in good standing in Utah. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice. 7+ years of Employment Litigation Defense experience is preferred. Superior written and oral communication skills. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. 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 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 a paid parental leave on-ramping program Contact Information If you have questions, please e-mail Brittney Padilla at View email address on click.appcast.io with “Employment Counsel – Utah" in the subject line. 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. We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments. Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ogletree Deakins