Job Title: Counsel, Employment
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic and practical legal counsel to the Company's Human Resources professionals and business executives regarding employment and benefit laws.
- Support the overall employment legal group and negotiate and draft employment agreements.
- Advise and counsel senior management, Human Resources, and business lawyers across various business units on employment law issues such as business restructuring, employment policy development, worker classification, workforce management, discrimination and harassment claims, family and medical leave laws, restrictive covenants, wage-and-hour and workplace safety, and pay equity.
- Oversee, conduct, and provide counsel on internal investigations of employment-related and other types of complaints, ensuring claims are addressed promptly, thoroughly, and appropriately.
- Provide legal support in connection with immigration matters.
- Represent the Company, in collaboration with other internal and outside counsel as appropriate, in the mediation and litigation of employment claims, as well as the employment-related aspects of business acquisitions and dispositions.
- Draft mediation briefs, settlement and separation agreements, and federal, state, and local agency position statements and responses.
- Draft and negotiate executive and talent employment contracts.
- Support labor matters as needed.
- Create and deliver training on timely employment law topics to management, Human Resources, and business lawyers.
- Lead, manage, and support enterprise-wide employment law project teams.
- Manage investigations, legal claims, performance management, and other employment law cases in a web-based case management system.
- Stay current on developments in employment and employee benefits law, including legislative and regulatory changes.
Education and Experience Information:
- Law degree from an accredited law school.
- Member in good standing of the State Bar of New York, or member in good standing of another State Bar and registered as in-house counsel.
- Minimum of 6 years of employment law experience in a corporate law department and law firm.
- Employment-related production experience is a plus.
- Immigration experience is a plus.
- Entertainment and media experience is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Collaborative, team-oriented approach.
- Ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve legal issues quickly and effectively.
- Ability to approach complex legal scenarios in a thoughtful and analytical fashion.
- Ability to explain complex legal concepts, build consensus, think creatively, and collaborate with clients to address business needs.
- Ability to build relationships across a large organization.
- Familiarity with web-based case management systems.
Salary Information:
- Salary range: $140,000 - $170,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible).
- This position is eligible for company-sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
Additional Information:
- Hybrid work model: This position requires contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week, subject to change based on manager discussion or business need.
- Equal employment opportunity policy: The Company provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
- Reasonable accommodation: Qualified individuals with a disability or disabled veterans can request reasonable accommodation during the application and/or recruitment process.
- Employment transition: Although hired as an employee of the Company, the employment and responsibilities associated with this job are likely to transition to a newly formed media company, SpinCo, in the future.
