Legal Counsel, Labor & Employment

Role Overview

• Provide timely, practical and sound legal advice and counseling on a wide range of employment law issues and day-to-day support for the HR teams, including recruiting, hiring, employee relations, leaves of absence and accommodations, wage and hour, internal investigations, compensation and benefits, and general labor and employment compliance.
• Support ranges from explaining human resource fundamentals to HR employees to providing detailed analysis of legal risk of proposed actions or inactions.
• Collaborate with senior Labor & Employment lawyers to develop criteria for Company-wide employment best practices and to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.
• Provide support to senior Labor & Employment lawyers on guidance related to high-level Company transactions, strategic and commercial HR initiatives, reductions-in-force, and contingent workforce issues.
• Prepare preliminary drafts of contracts, policies and procedures, and employment-related onboarding and offboarding agreements such as offer letters and separation agreements.
• Work with senior Labor & Employment lawyers to develop and deploy training on a regular basis to Human Resources employees and management level employees on a range of labor and employment issues.
• Collaborate with senior Labor & Employment lawyers and local counsel, where necessary, to advise the HR teams and management on employment issues.
• Provide support and counsel on investigations, assist in development of strategy, and respond to claims, demand letters, administrative complaints, audits, and other employment-related inquiries.
• Assist in administrative audits and support other compliance efforts.
• Strategically and in a cost-effective manner, assist in the management of and partnership with local counsel in employment litigation matters, including litigation strategy, budgets and invoices, compliance with outside counsel guidelines and work product.
• Review and provide support to HR on updating employment policies and procedures across the enterprise and keep them current/compliant (e.g., employment policies and procedures, Severance Agreements, disciplinary and investigation procedures, associate handbooks, etc.).
• Assist in implementing employment-related training and compliance tools for the company's use.
• Assist with monitoring and reporting recent compliance and litigation developments and trends; advise senior Labor & Employment lawyers regarding compliance and updates to employment laws and regulations.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bar admission and license to practice law in the U.S., member in good standing
• At least 4 years experience, specifically in labor and employment law area of practice
• Prior experience working in a large law firm preferred
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Ability to draft documents and policies in a concise manner for non-lawyers
• Must have advanced breadth and depth of practical and academic knowledge of federal, state, and municipal labor and employment laws/regulations, with proven working knowledge of issues related to the EEOC, FLSA, FMLA, NLRB, ADEA, ADA, Title VII, WARN, discrimination and equal pay claims.
• Substantial experience with delivering advice and counsel to business clients such as Human Resources
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to quickly troubleshoot issues and provide solutions
• Ability to effectively collaborate in a team environment, take ownership of projects, and demonstrate independence needed to effectively and timely complete projects
• Extremely organized, strong ability to focus on details, demonstrate accuracy, maintain a high level of confidentiality, and excellent time management skills
• Adaptable to changing priorities and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high output environment.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

• Complete benefits packages (medical, dental, etc.)
• Possibility of enrolling in a defined contribution plan with employer contributions or a stock purchase plan
• Employee discounts in stores and with multiple of our partners
• Paid time off plan including vacation, sick days and personal days
• Scholarship program available to the employee and the employee's children
• Work in a collaborative, dynamic and high performing team
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and to evolve professionally in a fast-growing company
• Hybrid work.