Senior Employment Counsel

Min 8 yrs required

Full-time

No

Salary

The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.


## Senior Employment Counsel

### Job Description

Flynn Restaurant Group (together with its subsidiaries Apple American Group, Bell American Group, Pan American Group, and RB American Group) seeks an exceptional employment attorney to serve as Senior Employment Counsel, reporting directly to the General Counsel. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic in-house legal department that directly handles many of its own employment litigation and arbitration matters.

### Responsibilities

* **Litigate:** Lead your own litigation and arbitration matters, from investigation through discovery and mediation or trial. Interview witnesses, take depositions, handle motions practice, engage in pre-trial dispute resolution, and first-chair arbitration and/or trial.
* **Handle Agency Charges:** Government audits, and demand letters.
* **Provide Advice and Counseling:** Across a broad spectrum of employment issues, including wage and hour, payroll, benefits, hiring, performance management, internal investigations, leaves of absence, discipline, terminations, employee classification, and employee privacy.
* **Collaborate:** With HR, Payroll, Operations, Risk, and Training on employment-related compliance matters, including designing and overseeing wage and hour compliance audits, identifying additional areas of employment-related compliance opportunities, advising on preventative and corrective action plans, and supporting training initiatives.
* **Monitor:** Federal, state, and local legislation, regulations, and case law on employment-related matters pertinent to the company; communicate updates and recommendations as needed.
* **Travel:** Subject to ongoing health advisories and restrictions.

### Requirements

* 8+ years of employment law experience, including California wage and hour litigation.
* Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; must have California Bar admission in good standing.
* Significant experience running all facets of employment litigation through trial/arbitration, as well as excellent knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations (including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, FEHA, PAGA, etc.) and experience with federal and state agencies (DOL, EEOC, DLSE, DFEH etc.).
* Experience with both class/collective actions and single-plaintiff cases.
* Entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to work independently with little guidance, but also to use good judgment and escalate issues when needed.
* Ability to operate as a team player who can effectively work with and manage legal staff and collaborate with business partners across the company.
* Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
* Sound and practical business judgment, along with good old-fashioned common sense.
* A sense of humor and an upbeat, can-do attitude, in keeping with the company’s "Own It!" philosophy.
* And you should love being a lawyer!

### Why Work for Flynn?

Flynn Restaurant Group offers a variety of benefits and perks to encourage and empower our employees. We are committed to helping each employee work and live to his or her fullest potential. We offer a variety of benefits and perks while working for us:

* Medical/Dental/Vision
* Retirement and Savings Plan
* SF Commuter Benefits
* Short- and Long-Term Disability
* Basic Life Insurance
* Voluntary Life Insurance
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Paid Time Off
* Flexible Work Schedules
* Company Outings
* Dining Discounts
* PC/Laptop Purchase Assistance

### Equal Opportunity Employer

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

### Salary

The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Company is looking for an exceptional employment attorney to serve as Senior Employment Counsel, reporting directly to the General Counsel. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic in-house legal department that directly handles many of its own employment litigation and arbitration matters.

The successful candidate must have:

* 8+ years of employment law experience, including California wage and hour litigation.
* Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; must have California Bar admission in good standing.
* Significant experience running all facets of employment litigation through trial/arbitration, as well as excellent knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations (including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, FEHA, PAGA, etc.) and experience with federal and state agencies (DOL, EEOC, DLSE, DFEH etc.).
* Experience with both class/collective actions and single-plaintiff cases.
* Entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to work independently with little guidance, but also to use good judgment and escalate issues when needed.
* Ability to operate as a team player who can effectively work with and manage legal staff and collaborate with business partners across the company.
* Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
* Sound and practical business judgment, along with good old-fashioned common sense.
* A sense of humor and an upbeat, can-do attitude, in keeping with the company’s "Own It!" philosophy.
* And you should love being a lawyer!

The successful candidate will be responsible for litigating, handling agency charges

Medical/Dental/Vision, Retirement and Savings Plan, SF Commuter Benefits, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Flexible Work Schedules, Company Outings, Dining Discounts, PC/Laptop Purchase Assistance

Litigation, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Law, Federal and State Employment Laws and Regulations, Class/Collective Actions, Single-Plaintiff Cases, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, FEHA, PAGA, DOL, EEOC, DLSE, DFEH

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor from an accredited law school, California Bar admission in good standing, 8+ years of employment law experience, including California wage and hour litigation.

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