Employment Litigation Associate

Position Summary Our St. Thomas, VI office has an opportunity for an Associate Attorney to join the firm’s dynamic and long-established practice and represent premier local and national employers. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys who are proactive and passionate about assuming a high-level role providing legal service within a sophisticated practice and who are seeking to assume a significant role in all aspects of labor and employment law. This role requires contact with clients, courts and governmental agencies, and opposing counsel and physical presence in the St. Thomas, VI office.

Duties include all aspects of corporate labor and employment legal representation, but are not limited to, developing creative ideas and pragmatic solutions for client problems, litigation and trial work, and conducting or advising about workplace investigations.

Our office is collegial with a commitment to mutual respect in the workplace. We hold regular all-attorney in-person conferences throughout the country. We make attorney development a priority and provide ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as access to expansive professional development training programs and opportunities to work with the leading attorneys in this field.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments and strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the firm.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor. Qualified candidates must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in the Virgin Islands at the time of application. During employment, must meet requirements for continuing licensure for law practice in the Virgin Islands.
• Candidates must possess 3+ years of litigation experience, preferably including labor and employment experience, and a strong interest in developing a practice representing employers in labor and employment matters.
• Candidates must possess experience with all aspects of discovery, including conducting and defending or supporting the defense of depositions, and preferably must possess experience representing employers before administrative agencies, in arbitration, and in bench or jury trials.
• Candidate must have experience preparing dispositive motions and must be able to provide excellent written and analytical work reflecting a strong attention to detail.
• We expect this attorney contribute to a respectful, collegial office environment.

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

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, employee assistance program, back-up childcare program, and a paid parental leave on-ramping program.

Contact Information If you have questions, please e-mail Ali Gardiner at [email protected] with “Employment Litigation Associate - St. Thomas" 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 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.