United States Department of Defense
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Employment Counsel
September 10
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
United States Department of Defense
The official account of the U.S. Department of Defense. Following, shares, links, and likes ≠ endorsement.
67295 - 67295
Description
• Build relationships with business-team counterparts and identify ways to improve and evolve employment practices as needed. • Drive compliance with labor and employment laws and regulations. • Provide practical and actionable guidance on a broad range of employment matters. • Draft and review employment agreements and policies. • Advise and help resolve complex/sensitive employment matters. • Monitor developments in employment law areas in the US. • Distill complex legal issues into workable frameworks or reference guides. • Partner with People & Culture on workplace investigations. • Effectively manage outside counsel in all US employment litigated matters. • Work on special projects related to employment law. • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops.
Requirements
• 3-5 years experience practicing U.S. employment law, either in-house or at a law firm. • Subject matter expertise in employment law, preferably experience with California employment law. Bonus points for experience with immigration law and/or privacy law. • Strong project management and organizational skills, with experience developing creative, proactive, and practical solutions to mitigate legal risks in support of the business • Excellent communicator both internally and externally, with ability to distill complex legal jargon into easy-to-understand and practical advice. • Must be a self-starter with the ability to effectively complete projects with minimal oversight. • A high level of deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, complex problem-solving, critical thinking, and information analysis skills are essential to defining and solving issues • Must be able to make decisions even when insufficient information is available • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to predict and prevent legal issues and risks. • Effectively represent the organization as appropriate in its relationship with legal and business communities. • High professional and personal standards with unquestioned integrity.
Benefits
• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage • 401k plan, plus matching • PTO • Paid Company Holidays • Parental Leave
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