Description:
As Sr. Corporate Attorney, Employment Law, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of employment law and related compliance for A Software Company across its US and international jurisdictions. This will include partnering with Human Resources to provide day-to-day employment law advice; supporting all employment related policies and compliance initiatives; performing employment law and compliance due diligence on acquisitions and managing employment litigation. This role will require strong partnership with, and counseling of, Human Resources leadership and other key stakeholders; drafting employment-related agreements and policies; and, reviewing and advising on employment related regulations. This role will report to the Vice President, General Counsel.Does this sound like you?
- You want to manage the employment law function for an organization – partnering with Human Resources Leaders to ensure global human resources compliance.
- You are a strategic thought partner and trusted advisor for Human Resource.
- Working for a small legal team in a quickly growing organization excites you.
- Managing employment relations issues and employment litigation is one of your strengths.
- You are comfortable advising internal leaders on risk.
- Advise on employment matters, both domestically and internationally, including state and federal compliance (e.g., ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and state/municipal equivalents), disciplinary actions, wage & hour issues, investigations, disability and other accommodations, and position eliminations.
- Actively monitor new laws, regulations and decisions affecting the substantive areas of employment law, including employment-related privacy regulations, and provide strategic advice to the Legal and HR teams, as well as other key stakeholders.
- Support Human Resources on a wide-variety of employment compliance programs and related reporting.
- Draft and negotiate employment-related agreements, including severance, new-hire documentation and other agreements.
- Draft employee-facing policies, handbooks and other resources, including checklists, processes, templates and forms.
- Support resolution of federal, state and local agency claims and charges.
- Support resolution of employment arbitrations and litigation matters, including the selection and management of outside counsel.
- Provide employment law support for acquisitions.
- Design and present training on employment law matters.
- Manage all employment related disputes and litigation matters.
Minimum Requirements:
- At least 10+ total years of relevant employment law experience, including 5+ years in-house employment law experience partnering with business, HR and legal stakeholders on employment law matters.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience partnering with global stakeholders on employment law issues across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience with employment law related diligence and transactional support on acquisitions, domestic and international.
- Prior management of outside counsel on employment-related matters
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal/relationship-building skills including the ability to communicate legal considerations to non-lawyers
- Highly responsive, flexible, collaborative and service-oriented attitude
- Capacity to multi-task and handle unanticipated situations and effectively work under pressure
- Good business judgment and sound decision-making
- Must have a JD degree from an accredited law school
- Must be a member in good standing of the applicable state bar (Minnesota)
