Assistant General Counsel Employment
You will provide day to day employment law advice and strategy across locations in the US and abroad You will develop and review policies to comply with state federal and international employment laws Educate management on ethics and employment issues You will assist with investigations data analytics terminations and reorganizations and support related litigation
Responsibilities
- Provide ethics and employment law advice and strategy for multiple company locations in the US and abroad
- Partner with leaders across the company on domestic and international business and legal matters including benefits, compensation, immigration, recruiting, tax, corporate policy, ethics, compliance, and incident response
- Develop and review policies, standards and business procedures to comply with various state, federal and international employment laws and regulations
- Educate and advise management, technical and business partners on ethics and employment issues and risks
- Advise on the development of corporate policies and training, employee relations matters, employment related investigations, data analytics, employee terminations, and business reorganizations
- Assist the Litigation and Enforcement teams with relevant in house investigations, pre-litigation demand letters, employee charges pending before federal, state, and international regulatory bodies, and employment litigation
- Structure and draft separation agreements, new hire onboarding, and other related employment agreements
- Advise on employment matters related to domestic and international business combinations, partnerships, and joint ventures
Requirements
- J D degree and membership in at least 1 US state bar
- 7+ years of legal practice experience, with at least 3 years specializing in employment law
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to balance business needs with legal risks
- Ability to collaborate with and gain the trust and respect of partners at all levels of the company
- Flexible, clear and adaptable communication style, including excellent written and verbal communication
- A high degree of responsiveness and ability to provide solutions quickly without sacrificing quality of advice
- Ability to clearly and concisely explain legal requirements and risks to an audience of non legal cross functional partners
- Ability to manage and execute on multiple complex legal matters in a timely manner
- Ability to effectively manage legal budgets and outside counsel on a variety of different matters
Benefits
- 100 percent paid health insurance for employees with 90 percent coverage for dependents
- Lifestyle wallet flexible benefits spending account for wellness and learning
- Employer paid life and disability insurance
- Fertility benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Paid time off including company holidays
- Sick time
- Parental leave
- Equity opportunities
- Bonus programs
- 401k matching
- Catered meals and office events