Director of Client Strategy
Zaelab
Director, Employment and Contract Law
Protegrity
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Connecticut, New Jersey, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of employment law policies and procedures across the organisation.
- Advise senior management and HR teams on complex employment law matters.
- Oversee the drafting, negotiation, and review of employment contracts and consultancy agreements.
- Monitor and interpret legislative developments in employment law.
- Manage the resolution of employment disputes and contractual issues.
- Represent the organisation in legal proceedings and negotiations.
- Provide strategic input into organisational change projects.
Requirements
- 10+ years qualified attorney with significant post-qualification experience in employment and contract law.
- Law firm experience preferred.
- Proven track record in a senior legal role, ideally within a large or complex organisation.
- Knowledge of US employment legislation, case law, and regulatory requirements, with awareness of specific employment legislation as needed.
- Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of employment and commercial contracts.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in collaborating with external counsel.
- Demonstrable ability to provide pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice.
Benefits
- Health Benefits (Health/Dental/Vision)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401K
- Annual Bonus Incentives
- Short and Long Term Disability
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
employment lawcontract lawdrafting contractsnegotiating contractslegal proceedingsemployment legislationcase lawregulatory requirementsemployment disputes resolutioncommercial contracts
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementstrategic inputcollaborationpragmatic legal adviceproblem-solvingnegotiationadvisory skillsorganizational change management
Certifications
qualified attorney
