Senior Counsel
Job Title: Senior Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
The primary purpose of the Senior Counsel position is to provide legal advice, counseling, and support in the areas of employment, labor, and benefits law to Human Resources and business leaders at the Companies, which include three service companies and five grocery retailers. The Senior Counsel will address complex issues and deliver practical and strategic business-focused advice, manage litigation and other disputes, monitor and advise businesses on relevant legal developments, deliver presentations and training, manage special projects, and serve on cross-functional teams.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Legal Advice and Support:
- Provide legal advice to enable the Companies to achieve business objectives while operating within legal parameters.
- Address a wide range of employment law issues, including recruitment and hiring, performance management, discipline, termination, internal investigations, wage and hour compliance, disability-related accommodations, leaves of absence, diversity and inclusion initiatives, pay equity, non-competition and solicitation, organizational restructuring, and acquisitions.
- Support collective bargaining and labor contract drafting, administration, and interpretation.
- Advise on employee benefits matters, including incentive plans, welfare plans, retirement plans, benefits documentation, and claims.
- Provide advice on and/or draft various employee-facing policies, forms, agreements, communications, and systems.
- Manage responses to and resolution of wage and hour, I-9, and other government audits.
2. Dispute Resolution:
- Manage employment, labor, and benefits disputes.
- Advise HR and management on handling internal employee complaints and grievances.
- Manage and negotiate resolution of attorney-represented claims.
- Actively manage outside counsel in defending litigation, labor arbitrations, and government agency charges.
- Drive and participate in all aspects of mediation proceedings.
3. Training and Compliance:
- Provide communication and training on evolving legal issues and requirements.
- Proactively monitor relevant legal developments, regulatory, industry, and business trends, and employment-related topics.
- Promote communication and awareness of legal developments, compliance issues, requirements, and best practices.
- Conduct training on employment and labor law matters.
- Draft and continually update training materials and processes.
4. Other Responsibilities:
- Provide input on proposed legislation, potential impacts on business, and implementation issues.
- Manage special projects and serve on cross-functional teams.
- Advise on and participate in internal audits.
- Contribute to regular functional and corporate reporting.
Education and Experience Information:
- . degree
- State bar license
- 7+ years relevant experience practicing law
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Advocacy and persuasion
- Integrity
- Negotiation Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Professional judgment
- Customer-focused orientation
- Organization and attention to detail
- Initiative
- Organizational awareness
- Sense of humor
Salary Information:
- ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $120,960 - $181,440
- IL/MA/MD Salary Range: $139,120 - $208,680
The Companies offer a flexible/hybrid work schedule, which includes 3 in-person days at one of their core locations and 2 remote days. Core office locations include Salisbury, NC, and Quincy, MA. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
At the Companies, services are provided to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, actively seeking top talent. The team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership, and enable brands to better care for their customers. The work environment supports great local grocery brands and their strategies.
The Companies offer an experience where associates are valued, with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging infused in the business and employees representative of the communities served. They believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial, and emotional wellness. The culture encourages collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning, investing in people, and empowering them to learn, grow, and deliver at all levels of the business.
