Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment

Min 10 yrs required

Full-time

No

## Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment

Eversource Energy is looking for an experienced labor and employment attorney with some benefits experience to join their Legal Department's Labor, Employment and Benefits Team. The successful candidate will provide 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.

### Job Responsibilities

- 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
- 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
- Manage and work with outside counsel on such matters
- Actively collaborate with other in-house legal resources, human resources personnel, company management, and, in certain matters, outside counsel
- Proactively and timely identify and effectively present to management business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral communications skills

### Technical Knowledge/Skill

- 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
- Ability to immediately assume an active workload
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- Well-organized

### Education

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### 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)

### Salary

Competitive salary and benefits package.

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. As a Federal Contractor, Eversource Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace.

## Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment

Eversource Energy is seeking an experienced labor and employment attorney with some benefits experience to join the Labor, Employment and Benefits team. This position involves all facets of employment and labor law work. The successful candidate will provide 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.

### Job Responsibilities

As Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment, 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
- 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
- Manage and work with outside counsel on such matters
- Actively collaborate with other in-house legal resources, human resources personnel, company management, and, in certain matters, outside counsel
- Proactively and timely identify and effectively present to management business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral communications skills

### Technical Knowledge/Skill

The successful candidate must have:

- 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
- Ability to immediately assume an active workload
- Self-motivation
- Being a team player
- Being well-organized

### Education

-

### 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)

### Salary

Eversource Energy offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All

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Counseling Human Resources and management clients on all employment and labor issues, as well as representation of the Eversource companies in a variety of labor and employment matters, knowledge of employee benefits law, responding to agency charges and complaints, handling union election campaigns and unfair labor practice proceedings, and handling labor arbitrations.

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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