Labor Relations Corporate Counsel

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Labor Relations Corporate Counsel serves as Wellpath’s subject matter expert on labor law and organized labor matters. This role oversees collective bargaining, union relationships, and labor-related compliance across multiple states. The position leads negotiations, interprets and administers labor agreements, and represents the company in arbitrations and NLRB proceedings. It provides daily guidance to HR and Operations on labor relations, compliance, and risk mitigation strategies. The Counsel also develops and delivers labor relations training, monitors legal developments, and ensures adherence to all federal and state labor laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead collective bargaining negotiations and manage union relationships across multiple jurisdictions.

• Provide expert legal guidance to HR, Operations, and leadership on labor law, compliance, and union-related issues.

• Represent the company in arbitrations, grievances, and NLRB or administrative proceedings.

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, monitor regulatory changes, and advise on necessary policy updates.

• Develop and conduct training and audits on labor relations strategies and compliance practices.

Qualifications & Requirements

EDUCATION

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of substantive labor relations experience.

• Experience independently handling union contract negotiations (including California) and union avoidance strategy and implementation.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Must be licensed to practice law in state of employment.

• Must register as in-house counsel in Tennessee within 180 days of employment start date.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer