SVP, Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment
Sound Physicians
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provide practical and strategic legal counsel on labor and employment law-related issues including compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, labor classification, accommodations, and disability and leave related matters
- Oversee Employee Relations to include developing talent, standardization of workflows, and standardization of tracking mechanisms
- Advise on sensitive employment matters such as discipline and terminations, investigation of internal complaints, leaves and accommodation requests, to proactively minimize litigation and reputational risk
- Partner with other control groups, including investigatory functions, on multidisciplinary matters and develop best practices with frequent collaboration with other infrastructure functions, such as People Support, Compliance, and Internal Audit
- Advise on union-related matters, including collective bargaining, grievance handling, and strategy for labor relations
- Oversee employment litigation in federal and state courts, arbitration tribunals and administrative agencies including assigning and managing outside counsel, management budgets and reserves, recommending strategy for defense, overseeing litigation hold process and documentation collection, participating in mediations, and recommending disposition strategy
- Evaluate, investigate, and respond to attorney demand letters
- Draft and advise on employment policies and practices
- Manage and respond to government investigations, audits, and enforcement actions in collaboration with People Support and Compliance
- Monitor and interpret developments in federal, state, and local labor and employment laws, particularly in jurisdictions where the company operates
- Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Sound Physicians
Requirements
- J.D. Degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Admission in good standing to a US state bar
- Minimum Experience: 8+ years of in-house legal experience at a healthcare or hospital system or related law firm experience consisting of progressive experience as labor and employment attorney.
- Preferred: 10+ years of in-house legal experience at a healthcare or hospital system or related law firm experience with experience overseeing employee relations teams. Union and collective bargaining experience is highly preferred.
- Preferred: SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
- Self-managed PTO Plan
- Ten company-paid holidays per year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
labor and employment lawcomplianceemployee relationslitigation managementcollective bargaininggrievance handlingpolicy draftinginvestigationauditsemployment classification
Soft skills
strategic counselcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershiprisk managementtalent developmentworkflow standardizationsensitivitynegotiation
Certifications
J.D. DegreeSHRM-CPSHRM-SCP