What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Analyst position at Ogletree Deakins?
Position Summary
Our Birmingham office has an opportunity for a Data Analyst to join the firm’s expanding Affirmative Action & OFCCP Compliance Practice Group in our Birmingham office. The Data Analyst will prepare governmental compliance reports and be responsible, with attorney oversight, for preparing statistical analyses using Microsoft Excel or related database software. The Data Analyst typically assists with gathering, validating and synthesizing workforce/people and compensation-related data. This includes data entry, data validation/reconciliation, and data management/organization, researching publically-available data sources, document review, and operation of software for data analysis. The nature of the law firm environment can be unpredictable at times, and the Data Analyst should be able to deal with a heavy workload and tight deadlines.
Essential Functions
Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Compiling, validating, and synthesizing employment and compensation-related data from multiple sources, workbooks, and/or spreadsheets.
- Working efficiently with data sets (varying sizes from small to very large) in Microsoft Excel, including generating pivot tables and using formulas.
- Researching data sources as applicable to project needs (e.g., Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census, etc.).
- Creating and preparing compliance reports under the supervision of an attorney.
- Assisting in development of HRIS-related metrics, analysis, and presentations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients.
Requirements
- To support the health and safety of our teams and work spaces, we require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to have received an approved accommodation based on medical condition or sincerely held religious belief or practice. Please let us know if you’d like to discuss the policy or available accommodations before proceeding with our recruitment process.
- BA/BS degree or equivalent.
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
- Experience in analyzing and reconciling large data sets.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and problem solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple assignments, use initiative and judgment to accomplish timely results, and work under tight deadlines.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including overtime as necessary.
Preferred Requirements:
- Human resources, HRIS, or compensation analytics experience.
- Knowledge of EEO/affirmative action compliance-related laws and regulations.
Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.
Benefits
Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including: Paid Time Off, Sick Time, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Teladoc (24/7 access to a doctor by phone or online video), Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.
Firm Overview
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 11 consecutive years. For 2021, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor & Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 900 attorneys located in 53 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer.