HP

Employment Counsel Specialist

HP

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Spring • Texas • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $147,050 - $230,850 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Provide advice and strategic counseling to the People Organization and business leaders across multiple business units on a full range of employment issues.
  • 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.

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.
  • Experience demonstrating 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.
  • Strong leadership skills, including the ability to establish and execute on clear goals, objectives, and priorities.
  • 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.
  • Solid Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook.
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
  • 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 lawrisk mitigationinternal investigationsemployment contractsconfidentiality agreementsnon-competesseparation agreementsM&A experienceemployment-related regulationslegal support
Soft Skills
integrityprofessionalismtrustleadershipstrategic thinkingproblem solvingcollaborationcommunicationgoal settingjudgment
Certifications
JDlicensing requirements