Job Title: Principal Employment Attorney
Job Responsibilities:
- Advising on all aspects of day-to-day employment-related matters, including discipline, reasonable accommodations, wage and hour issues, internal investigations, and restrictive covenants.
- Advising on emerging legislative and regulatory changes affecting employment obligations and partnering on proactive compliance strategies.
- Advising on policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and legal standards.
- Delivering training to HR professionals and business leaders on a wide variety of employment law matters.
- Representing the company in litigation matters and in proceedings before administrative agencies such as EEOC, DOL, OSHA, and state and local agencies.
- Drafting and negotiating employment-related contracts.
- Supporting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities.
Education and Experience Information:
- Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited school with exceptional academic credentials.
- At least 3 years of experience at a national law firm or as in-house counsel advising employers on employment-related matters and litigating employment-related claims.
- Member in good standing with the Florida bar or ability to be admitted to the Florida bar (including taking the Florida bar exam).
- Experience: 2+ years.
- High School Graduate / GED.
- Bachelor's Degree.
Additional Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to think strategically and evaluate potential risks, including economic, legal, and reputational.
- Ability to effectively communicate with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to self-motivate and work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
- Willingness to contribute to substantive areas outside of employment law, including partnering with cross-functional teams and legal practitioners in other areas.
- Must be willing to travel within and outside Florida.
Job Overview:
- Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with moderate supervision.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides written and oral legal advice to clients.
- Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization.
- Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel.
- Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Member in Good Standing of State Bar.
- High School Grad / GED.
- Juris Doctorate.
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Experience: 2+ years.
Preferred Qualifications:
- None
Salary Information:
- Not specified in the text.
Additional Information:
- NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support employees and their eligible family members.
- Employee Group: Exempt.
- Employee Type: Full Time.
- Job Category: Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs.
- Organization: Company.
- Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable.
- NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
- NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law.
- NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
- NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.
