Corporate Employment Attorney

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Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day legal advice and counseling on a broad range of employment issues, including hiring, compensation and benefits, wage and hour, government audits, HR practices, performance management, discipline, terminations, and others as requested.
• Oversee employment litigation, including responding to subpoenas, handling EEOC charges and state-level equivalent charges, Department of Labor issues, government inquiries, and workers compensation claims.
• Assist with responding to employee complaints and employment-related inquiries, and conduct and/or support internal and external investigations of complaints concerning violation of Company policies, laws and regulations
• Monitor legal developments in federal, state, and local employment laws and help assess the impact on company policies and practices. Recommend specific company responses to changes in governmental and legislative policies.
• Conduct legal research and help prepare clear, concise guidance and documentation, including legal memoranda and correspondence. Assist with drafting and updating internal employment policies and training materials.
• Draft, review, and negotiate employment-related agreements such as offer letters, separation agreements, confidentiality agreements, arbitration agreements, non-competes, and non-solicitation clauses.
• Advise HR and business leaders on compliance with leave-related laws (e.g., FMLA, state/local leave laws), and manage legal aspects of workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including the interactive process and undue hardship evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and other applicable laws in managing pre-adverse and adverse action procedures. Provide legal oversight of notices, disclosures, waiting periods, and work with other departments to make final determinations related to disqualification decisions.
• Collaborate with internal teams on HR compliance initiatives and assist in policy audits and implementation efforts.
• Participate in special projects and support senior legal team members on employment initiatives.

Job Qualifications:

Education and Certifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Member of a state bar in good standing and eligible to register as in-house counsel in state of residence.

Work Experience

• 5-7 years' experience and demonstrated competence as a practicing attorney in employment law.
• Experience working with Employee Relations and HR as a partner and resource preferred.

Skills

• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects as well as strong follow through skills.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze complex legal matters, to concisely summarize significant legal concerns, and to communicate those concerns effectively to business people.
• Direct experience with employment-related laws concerning but not limited to discrimination, harassment, compensation, benefits, accommodations/ leaves of absence, union/labor relations implications, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and workplace safety.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast paced, team-oriented and dynamic environment.

Competencies

• Business Acumen: Knows how the businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices.
• Problem Solving: uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Results Focus: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers.
• Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps.
• Action Orientation: Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning.
• Communicating Effectively: Writes and presents effectively; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; strongly gets a message across.
• Customer Focus: Dedicated in meeting expectations and requirements of internal customer; obtains information and uses it for improvements; acts with customer in mind; establishes and maintains relationships with customer.

Physical Demands

The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee must have the ability to sit and/or stand at a desk for a minimum of 8 hours a day and complete tasks requiring repetitive use of hands.
• Employee must have the ability to lift and move items up to 15 pounds.
• Employee must have the ability to see written documents and computer screens, and to adjust focus.
• This job is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.

Other Requirements:

• Hybrid Work Location: San Antonio, Texas or Phoenix, Arizona

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

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