Labor & Employment Associate

Position Summary

Our Phoenix office has an opportunity for a Labor & Employment Associate to join the firm’s expanding practice. Duties include, but are not limited to, performing legal research, drafting legal memoranda, motions, and pleadings, attending court conferences, handling discovery-related activities and investigations, and drafting position statements, dispositive motions, attending and handling arbitrations, etc. Experience handling a single-plaintiff employment lawsuit from start to finish with minimal oversight is preferred.

We provide our associates with multiple writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to robust professional development programs.

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be and remain licensed to practice law and in good standing in Arizona. During employment, you must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice.
• Candidates must possess four or more years of experience in Arizona.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills are required.
• Must be licensed to practice in Arizona.

Please note that we are not working with any outside recruiters for this position.

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 yearly competitive 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, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.

If you have questions, please e-mail Adel Asim at  with "Phoenix - Labor & Employment Associate" in the subject line.

Please note that applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.

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 and across all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.