Heaven Hill Brands

Senior Corporate Counsel

Heaven Hill Brands

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Louisville • Kentucky • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Act as the primary advisor and business partner to Human Resources and Total Rewards Departments to advise on all personnel and Union matters and act as co-lead to advance HR policy, procedure, and process to ensure Company compliance
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts, requests for proposals, service agreements, engagement letters, and other legal documents to align with company strategy while ensuring risk mitigation and compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Manage employment matters, disputes, mediation, litigation, agency investigations, administrative hearings, and claims and coordinate with outside counsel as assigned
  • Interpret legislation, laws, rulings and regulations, and case law and advise Company on legal rights, remedies, and options, particularly as it relates to HR, employment, and Union/Labor matters
  • Oversee complex commercial negotiations, lead resolution of high-stakes disputes and claims in pre-litigation and liaise with outside counsel as needed
  • Partner with operations business functions to identify enterprise risks and mitigate with implementation of scalable solutions
  • Support Legal Department initiatives to improve processes and ways of working across departments and create collaborative solutions to reduce Company risk
  • Support the Assistant General Counsel and the General Counsel to provide legal support to executive and senior leadership of the Company as needed on a wide variety of projects
  • Manage other duties and special projects as assigned by the Assistant General Counsel or the General Counsel including acquisitions and divestitures, internal investigations, discovery, and other general corporate matters

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • J.D. or LLM required from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Current Bar License in Kentucky or from a state with reciprocity with Kentucky
  • Minimum 8 years of experience working as an attorney required with a law firm and/or in-house
  • Minimum 4 years of experience in HR and Employment matters; labor law experience also preferred
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills with a commitment to meeting deadlines
  • High ethical standards and commitment to regulatory compliance
  • Ability to manage a heavy workload and prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines
  • Self-starter with ability to work autonomously while functioning well in a collaborative team environment
  • Ability to understand general business operations, issues, and dynamics beyond the scope of basic legal issues
  • Ability to identify and synthesize complex legal issues and communicate simply and effectively with members of other departments in order to support business functions
  • Excellent computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Benefits
  • Paid Vacation
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Health, Dental & Vision eligibility from day one
  • FSA/HSA
  • 401K match
  • EAP
  • Maternity/Paternity Leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
J.D.LLMBar License