Associate -CAN

position Summary

Our Calgary office has an exciting opportunity for a junior-level labour & employment lawyer to join the firm’s dynamic and entrepreneurial practice representing premier national and international employers. This opportunity is ideal for lawyers who are proactive and passionate about providing legal service within a sophisticated practice and who are seeking to assume a significant role in all aspects of labour and employment law. This role requires extensive contact with clients, adjudicators, governmental agencies and opposing counsel as well as lawyers and partners within the local office and abroad.

Duties include, but are not limited to: performing applications, pleadings, court appearances, arbitrations, labour board and tribunal hearings, legal research, drafting of legal memoranda, questionings, examinations, investigations, and counseling clients.

The right candidate will have a passion for employment and labour law, strong analytical and writing skills, and an ability to relate to exceptional clients. This is a great opportunity for the right lawyer to join a national and international practice in a collaborative and cohesive environment.

Our office is collegial with a commitment to mutual respect in the workplace. We hold regular in-person conferences with lawyers from across our global offices. We make lawyer development a priority and provide ongoing writing, publishing, and speaking opportunities as well as mentorship and access to expansive professional development training programs and opportunities to work with the leading lawyers in this field, including abroad.

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 (JD) or Bachelor of Law (LLB). Qualified candidates must be in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta or equivalent Canadian law society and maintain this status during employment.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are required.

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

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 59 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.

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