Assistant General Counsel – Employment Law & HR Compliance

Assistant General Counsel – Employment Law & HR Compliance

Requirements

• At least 10+ years of Employment Law experience
• In-house experience partnering with HR managers to provide risk-managed guidance at the field level on employment law issues
• Proven ability to manage a large team of lawyers and legal support staff
• Strong communication skills, emphasis on teamwork and collaboration
• Experience conducting research on legal issues
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Must be admitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which you are applying; Preference given to candidates residing in Chicago, Illinois or with a willingness to travel to Chicago, as-needed

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted adviser and contact for our business leaders and HR team on a wide range of employee relations matters such as FLSA wage and compensation thresholds, performance management, and termination review
• Provide counsel on various benefits issues, such as leaves of absence and accommodations, engage heavily with local HR leaders on the ADA interactive accommodation process
• Oversee the internal complaint hotline and manage third-party investigators; Partner with local HR to determine appropriate next steps following each investigation
• Draft and review various employment documents, including employment agreements, separation agreements, and corporate policies
• Advise on all aspects of restrictive covenants relating to the employment process
• Supervise outside counsel’s management of all agency charges of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation through all phases; engaging in settlement discussions
• Collaborate with the Human Resources team, including Chief Human Resources Officer, to prepare and conduct ongoing trainings; Proactively identify need for training and develop same
• Meet weekly with General Counsel to ensure necessary awareness of all emerging employment law risks
• Provide oversight to Canadian and U.S. Employment Law teams
• Provide oversight to HR Compliance team, including oversight of company-wide background check adjudication process and bi-weekly calls with CHRO and HR Compliance team
• Assist in development and maintenance of internal policies and procedures to support growth of the Company; Partner with HR Compliance to ensure legal compliance of all internal policies
• Stay up-to-date on developments to laws throughout the various regions where employees are located, advise company of corrective action needed

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.