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Attorney
Labor & Employment
Min 10 yrs required
Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment Duties: Acts as a key advisor to on all labor management and employee relations matters by providing day-to-day legal advice and counseling to management on a wide range of activities and programs related to employment, labor and human resources matters. Advises departments on labor and employment issues as they arise. Assists and advises senior management and departments on issues relating to interactions with federal and state government agencies relating to labor and employment matters, including subpoenas and information requests. Drafts and advises on the content of confidential documents relating to employment matters, including employment agreements, severance agreements, and consulting agreements. Provides counsel and advice to other departments on the most sensitive and critical employee disciplinary actions and resolution of employment-related disputes and claims. Develops subject-matter expertise on company policies and procedures and delivers training for managers and individual contributors on a variety of employment law topics. Conducts and assists in internal investigations, in collaboration with other departments as appropriate. Reviews legal research, interviews witnesses, gathers and analyzes materials to be offered into evidence in employment-related proceedings. Identify issues and recommend appropriate actions to correct any labor or employee relations problems and concerns. Develop, implement, administer and communicate policies and procedures consistent with policy, laws, and regulations Collaborates with People Solutions leadership to coordinate and align human resources-related initiatives. Investigates and helps resolve employee relations issues and complaints. Maintains current substantive knowledge and proactively updates People Solutions and other clients on relevant legislative and regulatory developments and best practices. Assists in drafting personnel policies and procedures in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Oversee and coordinate all legal matters handled by outside counsel and mitigate external expenditures on behalf of the Chief Legal Officer and Legal Compliance Officer. Engages and actively manages partner-level attorneys at outside law firms and their associated legal teams in investigations, litigation, and resolution of labor and employment matters. Represents before administrative agencies in claims or hearings and proceedings relating to employment issues, including developing strategy for the successful outcome of contested proceedings and supervise the preparation of all legal pleadings on employment cases. Negotiate settlements with opposing counsel in contested labor and employment matters. Directly mitigates external expenses for outside legal counsel by providing representation to in-house in place of outside counsel in many instances, and in closely supervising outside counsel to direct their work and minimize their costs. Leads or participates in other special projects and initiatives as requested. Provides status reports of assigned matters or projects. Develops and reviews communications and preparation of group metrics reports as needed for Chief Legal Officer and other senior management. Provides and implements suggestions to increase efficiency and effectiveness of office procedures.
Qualification and Experience
Requirements: Law degree from an accredited law school, admission to a Bar. 10 + years of directly related labor law/employee relations experience that includes employment law litigation experience. Expert knowledge of laws, rules, practices, and regulations relating to labor and employment. Knowledge of culture, employment policies and practices helpful. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal, technology, organizational, and analytical skills.
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