Description:
Roles and Responsibilities:Job Summary/Overview:
The position will be responsible for ensuring legal compliance in the area of labor and employment law; identifying and mitigating risks to the company related to labor and employment issues including traditional labor relations issues; and providing counsel to the company on complex workplace laws and regulations. The position will also represent the company before federal, state and local labor and employment agencies, including the NLRB, EEOC and OSHA among others; and manage labor and employment lawsuits directly or through outside counsel; and provide support on litigation matters outside of labor and employment as required.
Specific job duties:
- Main job function is to provide legal support for all types of labor and employment issues relevant to SAS business, and to manage disputes and litigation related to employment.
- Review and develop employment policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance with federal, state and local laws.
- Support internal company investigations related to employment.
- Support internal company investigations related to employment.
- Manage all disputes and litigation including responding to complaints, demand letters, and administrative charges; participate in mediations, arbitrations, administrative hearings and litigation; and manage outside counsel as needed.
- Manage and coordinate discovery including preparing interviews, arranging depositions, assisting with interrogatories, and document productions.
- Summarize and report on status of pending litigation, mediations, arbitrations and hearings.
- Create corporate policies on document retention with an eye towards potential litigation.
- Draft executive employment agreements and severance agreements.
- Prepare and present training materials on employment and labor issues to HR and leadership.
- Identify gaps in legal compliance and recommend remedial measures, best practices, and other action items necessary to improve compliance
- Review and report on labor and employment related statutory and regulatory developments.
- Provide other legal support services as required.
Skills and Qualifications:
Education, Training, Certification(s) and Minimum years of experience required:
- JD from an accredited US law school
- 7 or more years of experience in large law firm, boutique labor and employment law firm, or in-house as a labor and employment attorney
- least 3 years of experience in litigation,
- Experience with traditional labor relations issues
- Must be a member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
- License to practice law in Texas required.
- Integrity and strict confidentiality.
- Working familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic document management systems.
- Knowledge of Texas and Federal laws and regulations related to employment law issues and traditional labor relations issues.
- Excellent legal and non-legal written and oral communication skills
- Ability to distill legal issues for management and executives
- Self-starter with the ability to work well both independently and in groups.
- Well organized and unfazed by a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
- Ability to supervise other attorneys (outside counsel), enforcing high standards for work product and good billing practices
