Closing Date: 31st December, 2032
Description:
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seeks a mid to senior level associate to join its robust Employment Services practice. The associate will work closely with a collaborative team of employment litigators advising and representing employers in a broad range of complex workplace disputes and counseling matters. This role offers substantial responsibility, direct client interaction, and opportunities to contribute to high-profile matters for regional and national clients across multiple industries.Responsibilities:
- Represent employers in state and federal employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, leave, wrongful termination, and restrictive covenant disputes
- Manage cases through all phases of litigation, including pleadings, written discovery, depositions, motions practice, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation
- Draft persuasive motions, briefs, and other litigation-related filings
- Conduct legal research and provide strategic analysis on employment law issues
- Advise clients on day-to-day employment counseling matters and risk mitigation strategies
- Collaborate with colleagues across offices and practice groups on sophisticated and fast-paced matters
- Participate in business development and client relationship initiatives
- Mentor junior attorneys and contribute to a positive team culture
Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited law school
- Admission to practice in the relevant U.S. jurisdiction
- Minimum 5 years of employment litigation experience at a law firm, government agency, or in-house legal department
- Strong experience handling employment-related disputes in state and federal courts
- Excellent legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills
- Experience taking and defending depositions, drafting dispositive motions, and managing discovery
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a collaborative environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to client service
- Oregon bar admission preferred or willingness to seek admission promptly
