Employment Counsel

Employment Attorney

Mission: Manage In-house Employment Practice and Support Commercial Practice for Busy Consumer Products Company

Key Result Areas Time Utilization

1. Advise Human Resources and other Management 30% regarding employment and employee relations matters, including pre-litigation dispute resolution.
2. Manage outside counsel in employment litigation 10%
3. Draft, negotiate and manage employment, independent contractor and vendor agreements. 10%
4. Manage outside counsel on immigration matters 10%
5. Draft and negotiate commercial agreements 30%
6. Other commercial projects and assignments as needed. 10%

Education/Experience:

• Must have a JD from an accredited school of law
• Must have a 4 year undergraduate degree
• 6-10 years' experience as a successful employment attorney

Skills/Knowledge/Ability:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literate
• Well organized, flexible and multi-task oriented
• Must be a motivated self-starter who can work independently
• Must be able to exercise good judgment and make decisions
• Strong, driven and hard working.
• Comfortable Working Internationally

Authority:

• Reports to the General Counsel

Key Result Areas:

1. Knowledge- Maintain Expertise and Advise on current state of the law regarding California statutory requirements and restrictions.
2. Agreements- Draft, execute, and manage the performance of Employment, Consultant and Vendor agreements
3. Policies- Update and Maintain company employment-related documents and policies.
4. All other duties as assigned and/or needed.

Salary:

$175,000 - $200,000 /year