Litigation and Labor & Employment Counsel (work from home)

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Responsibilities

• Provide proactive legal counsel to HR on a broad range of employment issues, including employee discipline and termination, disability and accommodation, leaves of absence, reorganizations, recruiting and hiring, background checks, compensation and benefits, wage and hour compliance, and workplace investigations.
• Monitor, interpret, and advise on implementation of newly issued federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Draft and deliver clear, practical communications to support compliance, including stakeholder notices, FAQs, and training materials.
• Manage employment and other business disputes -- including lawsuits, EEOC and state agency charges, and other administrative proceedings – by selecting and reputed company counsel, driving case strategy, partnering with counsel to draft and edit pleadings and briefs and conduct discovery, and participating in mediations and settlement negotiations.
• Respond to subpoenas and document requests by leading and coordinating the process, including advising on scope, ensuring protection of privilege and confidentiality, and collaborating with HR and business partners to collect and review reputed company documents.
• Participate on cross-functional teams to reputed company and implement programs.
• Identify and respond to legal issues, to ensure legal and business objectives are met.
• Conduct legal research as needed to support the development of sound recommendations and strategies.
• Maintain an ongoing working knowledge of a broad reputed company of laws and regulations applicable to the employment function including but not limited to Title VII, ADEA, OWBPA, reputed company, FMLA, ERISA, FLSA, NLRA, and employee classification issues, and reputed company state and local requirements.
• Handle general litigation matters as needed

Requirements

• J.D. from accredited law school
• License to practice and in good standing in a U.S. state bar
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience
• Demonstrated commitment to cross-functional collaboration
• Excellent research, writing, analysis, and time management skills
• Nimble, curious, and a fast learner, with exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

reputed company-to-haves

• In-house collaboration or experience working directly for an organization.
• Labor experience.
• Intellectual Curiosity.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Paid Holidays: 11 comprised of 6 core holidays & 5 floating Holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

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