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Legal Counsel- Employment and Commercial Law
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Legal Counsel- Employment and Commercial Law The candidate will be responsible for advising in-house clients on compliance with employment and employee benefit laws and regulations. Serve as the primary legal advisor to the global sourcing team and will be responsible for devising and implementing risk-based supplier programs and policies. Possess expertise in US (50 States and Federal) Employment Laws and Regulations. Working knowledge/familiarity with same in rest of North America. Provide legal advice to assure compliance with specific HR regulations and laws (e.g., ADA, FMLA, FSLA, EEOC etc.). Provide or supervise training on workplace behavior expectations. Provide advice to HR on process improvement and assist in implementing new HR systems and/or policies. Provide assistance with employee on-boarding and off-boarding, review and advise on non-compete issues, draft and work on separation/severance release agreements. Ability to manage outside counsel when needed to assure legal and regulatory compliance outside US. Direct and, as appropriate, participate in investigations of employee misconduct and assist HR in determining appropriate disciplinary action. Respond to and/or manage outside counsel in responding to EEOC and other regulatory agencies. Supervise litigation and provide support to outside counsel. Draft commercial agreements with various suppliers, vendors, consultants, independent contractors, business partners (domestic and international). Assist with contract negotiations and terminations. Provide legal review of, and advise on interpretations of, commercial contracts. Assist with commercial contract dispute resolution. Oversee and approve edits to product warranty statements. Provide secondary support to senior counsel in Americas and other global regions on general commercial matters. Provide assistance to other members of legal team as directed. Provide legal advice on employee benefit and ERISA plans. Review consulting agreements with vendors and individuals to assure compliance with IRS rules and Affordable Care Act requirements. Coordinate with EPL insurer, attend meetings with insurer and issue required reports.

The candidate must have Juris Doctorate Degree. Should have 6+ years of experience as a lawyer specializing in employment and benefits law and commercial legal matters. Law firm and in-house experience preferred. Should have demonstrated ability to clearly and succinctly deliver legal advice both orally and in writing to business partners. Must have experience handling regulatory and/or litigated employment matters, with a preference for someone who has also overseen such matters internationally. Should have experience handling transactional work on a variety of standard business agreements domestically, with a preference for someone who has also worked on commercial matters internationally. Experience selecting, supervising, and managing outside counsel is strongly preferred.
 
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