Chief Operating Officer Position Available In Greenville, South Carolina

Chief Operating Officer
Greenville, South Carolina
Corporate Staff
Labor & Employment
Full Time
5545
No
Job Description
Position Summary
Founded in 1977, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. is one of the nation’s largest and most respected labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Clients range from Fortune 50 corporations to small local businesses, with no one client representing more than 2 percent of the Firm’s revenues. With administrative operations centered primarily in Greenville, South Carolina, the Firm has more than 1,050 attorneys in 60 offices in 32 US states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, and in Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
For the 14th consecutive year, the Firm has been recognized as a “Law Firm of the Year” in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” publication. For 2025, the Firm has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Employment Law – Management. Only one law firm is named in each nationally ranked practice area. In addition, 44 of Ogletree Deakins’ 50 U.S. offices earned Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings across multiple labor and employment law categories.
In addition to firm honors, individual Ogletree Deakins attorneys received the following recognition:
• 60 attorneys are Fellows in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
• 83 attorneys are ranked in Chambers

USA 2024.

• 318 attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2025.
The Firm is governed by a nine-person Board of Directors which is led by the Chair (Managing Shareholder), who is elected annually until reaching the earlier of eight years in the position or age 65. Two Managing Directors report to and support the Managing Shareholder. Board members are elected to staggered three-year terms and are eligible for two consecutive terms. A five-member Compensation Committee, also led by the Chair, is elected (except the Managing Shareholder) for one-year terms (with a maximum of six years). The culture of the Firm is entrepreneurial, collaborative, hardworking, professional, and open.
Ogletree Deakins has made significant investments in upgrading its operational infrastructure in technology, finance and accounting, operations, client relations, human resources, and legal information services, and is increasing representation of large national and global clients while maintaining its strong position with many local and regional clients. The Firm plans to continue to expand through growth of existing offices and opportunistic acquisitions of practices and partners
in selected domestic and international offices.
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) reports to the Firm Managing Shareholder and serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. The COO will manage all functional areas of business operation including Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Knowledge Management & Innovation, and Talent. They will collaborate on firmwide strategic planning, drive implementation and execution, and help ensure that overall business goals and objectives are achieved. The COO works closely with the Managing Shareholder, the Executive Committee, the General Counsel, the Board of Directors and other operational and office leaders of the Firm.
We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.