Counsel, Employee Benefits Law
The Hartford
Associate General Counsel, Head of Employment Law
Guardian Life
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • Connecticut, New Jersey, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $290,000 - $330,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Report to the Chief Legal Officer serving as lead counsel on labor and employment matters
- Act as trusted advisor to the Chief Human Resources Officer on employment-related strategy and practices
- Collaborate with the Law Department’s Executive Leadership Team
- Advise and provide counsel to Executive stakeholders across the Guardian enterprise on strategic organizational and employment matters
- Manage investigations and represent the company at the administrative level (EEOC, DOL, equivalent state and local agencies)
Requirements
- A JD degree, with preferred NYS bar admission or eligible to be admitted with NYS bar under its in-house counsel admission program
- A minimum of ten years of relevant professional legal experience practicing labor/employment law in a large law firm or an in-house legal department
- Familiarity with the laws and regulations governing qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans is preferred
- Strong oral and written communication skills as well as outstanding organizational and analytical skills required
- Strong collaboration skills in a team setting while displaying a high level of self-direction and sound judgment
Benefits
- contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to colleagues
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
JD degreelabor lawemployment lawemployee benefit planslegal counselinvestigationsadministrative representationEEOCDOLin-house counsel
Soft skills
oral communicationwritten communicationorganizational skillsanalytical skillscollaborationself-directionsound judgment
Certifications
NYS bar admissionin-house counsel admission program
