Employment Counsel Specialist
HP France
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Spring • Texas • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $147,050 - $230,850 per year
About the role
- Provide advice and strategic counseling to the People Organization and business leaders across multiple business units in our Americas region on a full range of employment issues.
- Manage administrative and potential agency and legal claims against the company.
- Ensure compliance with labor and employment laws and regulations; counsel on risk mitigation as to employee relations and investigations.
- Assist in the development and implementation of strategies to promote an overall culture of integrity; draft employment-related agreements, including employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, non-competes and separation agreements.
- Advise as to internal investigations; track industry trends that impact the company.
- Supervise, manage and evaluate outside counsel on employment-related matters; educate clients and stakeholders on employment law matters.
- Lead and independently handle legal matters and projects ranging from the basic to the complex; recognize when to elevate certain matters to the attention of the Global Head of Employment Law.
- Work collaboratively on global projects, such as those that come out of restructuring and transformation.
Requirements
- JD required.
- 7+ years of post-JD recent, relevant, and broad employment law experience
- Attorney candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements, including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment
- Demonstrated experience providing outstanding legal support to a human resources organization on a wide range of employment-related topics.
- Subject matter expertise with respect to a wide range of employment-related regulations and trends.
- Proven high level of integrity, professionalism, and trust, including in dealing with complex and sensitive matters.
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to establish and execute on clear goals, objectives, and priorities consistent with the organization’s vision.
- Proven judgment, ability to think strategically and creatively, and ability to anticipate and solve complex problems.
- Demonstrated ability in presenting simple, practical, and actionable information and advice to clients.
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other employees in team and matrixed environments to meet aggressive goals
- Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed deadlines, prioritize, multitask, provide expedient responses to inquiries and issues, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Solid Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
- Ability to follow established procedures and processes established by the Legal department.
- In-house experience at a multinational company preferred.
- Experience advising employers on employment laws and regulations in countries outside the US, especially Latin America and Canada, preferred.
- M&A experience is a plus
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
employment lawlegal supportrisk mitigationinternal investigationsemployment-related agreementscomplianceemployment regulationsM&A experiencesubject matter expertisestrategic counseling
Soft Skills
integrityprofessionalismleadershipjudgmentstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationflexibilitycommunicationprioritization
Certifications
JDlicensing requirements