Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment

Min 10 yrs required

Full-time

No

Salary:

Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience.


#Jobtitle: Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment

##Overview

The Eversource Legal Department is seeking a Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment to join the Labor, Employment and Benefits team and provide clear, timely, high-quality, and practical legal advice and support to Human Resources and management clients. The successful candidate will have at least ten (10) years of timely, relevant labor and employment law and some employee benefits experience.

##Job Description

The successful candidate will provide clear, timely, high-quality, and practical legal advice and support to Human Resources and management clients on a wide range of labor and employment law issues, and will also represent the Eversource companies in a variety of labor and employment matters, including state and federal discrimination proceedings before the EEOC and state FEPA agencies, wage and hour and FMLA claims, labor arbitrations, and proceedings before the NLRB, as well as similar proceedings in other state and/or federal agencies. The successful candidate will also occasionally actively manage and work with outside counsel on such matters.

##Technical Knowledge/Skills

- Hands-on counseling experience on a broad range of employment and labor law issues, including hiring, employee relations, investigations, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, discipline and terminations, medical and family leaves of absence, disability and religious accommodations, occupational safety and health issues, wage and hour compliance, contingent worker issues, union grievances, union negotiations, DOT drug and alcohol testing, and government contractor issues.
- Knowledge of employee benefits law is a plus.
- Self-motivated and able to immediately assume an active workload, collaborating closely with other in-house legal resources, human resources personnel, company management, and, in certain matters, outside counsel.
- Being a team player, well-organized, and able to proactively and timely identify and effectively present to management business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.

##Education

A is required.

##Experience

At least ten (10) years of timely, relevant labor and employment law and some employee benefits experience.

##Bar Admissions

Admission in good standing to the bar of Massachusetts, Connecticut or New Hampshire is required (admission in more than one of these states is a plus).

##Emergency Response

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.

##Salary

Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience.

##EEO Statement

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status. VEVRRA Federal Contractor.

##Job Summary

The Eversource Legal Department is seeking a Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment to join the Labor, Employment and Benefits team. The successful candidate will have at least ten (10) years of timely, relevant labor and employment law and some employee benefits experience and will provide clear, timely, high-quality, and practical legal advice and support to Human Resources and management clients on a wide range of labor and employment law issues, and will also represent the Eversource companies in a variety of labor and employment matters. Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience.

##Key Responsibilities

- Provide legal advice and support to Human Resources and management clients on a wide range of labor and employment law issues.
- Represent the Eversource companies in a variety of labor and employment matters, including state and federal discrimination proceedings before the EEOC and state FEPA agencies, wage and hour and FMLA claims, labor arbitrations, and proceedings before the NLRB, as well as similar proceedings in other state and/or federal agencies.
- Manage and work with outside counsel on such matters.
- Provide hands-on counseling experience on a broad range of employment and labor law issues, including hiring, employee relations, investigations, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, discipline and terminations, medical and family leaves of absence, disability and religious accommodations, occupational safety and health issues, wage and hour compliance, contingent worker issues, union grievances, union negotiations, DOT drug and alcohol testing, and government contractor issues.
- Knowledge of employee benefits law is a plus.
- Self-motivated and able to immediately assume an active workload, collaborating closely with other in-house legal resources, human resources personnel, company management, and, in certain matters, outside counsel.
- Being a team player, well-organized, and able to proactively and timely identify and effectively present to management business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Admission in good standing to the bar of Massachusetts, Connecticut or New Hampshire is required (admission in more than one of these states is a plus).

Counseling Human Resources and management clients on all employment and labor issues, Representation of the Eversource companies in a variety of labor and employment matters, Knowledge of employee benefits law

Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school

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Qualification and Experience Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school

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