Senior Corporate Counsel

Role Overview

• Act as the primary advisor and business partner to Human Resources and Total Rewards Departments to advise on all personnel and Union matters and act as co-lead to advance HR policy, procedure, and process to ensure Company compliance
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts, requests for proposals, service agreements, engagement letters, and other legal documents to align with company strategy while ensuring risk mitigation and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Manage employment matters, disputes, mediation, litigation, agency investigations, administrative hearings, and claims and coordinate with outside counsel as assigned
• Interpret legislation, laws, rulings and regulations, and case law and advise Company on legal rights, remedies, and options, particularly as it relates to HR, employment, and Union/Labor matters
• Oversee complex commercial negotiations, lead resolution of high-stakes disputes and claims in pre-litigation and liaise with outside counsel as needed
• Partner with operations business functions to identify enterprise risks and mitigate with implementation of scalable solutions
• Support Legal Department initiatives to improve processes and ways of working across departments and create collaborative solutions to reduce Company risk
• Support the Assistant General Counsel and the General Counsel to provide legal support to executive and senior leadership of the Company as needed on a wide variety of projects
• Manage other duties and special projects as assigned by the Assistant General Counsel or the General Counsel including acquisitions and divestitures, internal investigations, discovery, and other general corporate matters

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• J.D. or LLM required from an ABA-accredited law school
• Current Bar License in Kentucky or from a state with reciprocity with Kentucky
• Minimum 8 years of experience working as an attorney required with a law firm and/or in-house
• Minimum 4 years of experience in HR and Employment matters; labor law experience also preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills with a commitment to meeting deadlines
• High ethical standards and commitment to regulatory compliance
• Ability to manage a heavy workload and prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously while functioning well in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to understand general business operations, issues, and dynamics beyond the scope of basic legal issues
• Ability to identify and synthesize complex legal issues and communicate simply and effectively with members of other departments in order to support business functions
• Excellent computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental & Vision eligibility from day one
• FSA/HSA
• 401K match
• EAP
• Maternity/Paternity Leave