Senior Legal Counsel, Labor and Employment

• Provide legal advice and counseling on employment law issues and legal support to HR teams
• Provide tactical and strategic legal advice and counseling to HR leadership
• Review and provide guidance on HR or employment related contracts and agreements
• Draft, review, and provide advice on employee agreements including severance and separation agreements
• Partner with business units and HR teams to internally handle employment law claims
• Retain and manage outside counsel for lawsuits and employment law claims
• Identify gaps and opportunities in HR operations and processes
• Provide legal guidance on business reorganizations, reductions in force, and outsourcing
• Provide legal guidance on transactions, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Develop and deploy training on labor and employment issues
• Review and update employment policies and procedures
• Provide legal guidance to REAL BRGs
• Collaborate with Legal team members on cross-functional matters
• Provide guidance and advice to junior legal staff
• Provide legal guidance on OSHA compliance and investigations

• JD required from an accredited law school
• Bar admission and license to practice law in the U.S., member in good standing
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience, specifically in labor and employment law area of practice
• Prior experience working in a large law firm preferred
• Experience with employee health and welfare
• 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

Prior experience working in a large law firm

• 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 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