Labor And Employment Attorney

The Senior Counsel (Labor and Employment) reports directly to the company's General Counsel and supports the Office of General Counsel by serving as the company's legal advisor on employment, labor, workplace, and human resources matters across multiple jurisdictions. This role provides strategic legal analysis and guidance on employment law obligations, workplace risk management, employee relations, labor compliance, and litigation strategy, and partners with internal stakeholders and external counsel to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with applicable employment law. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Gilbert, Arizona, requiring in-person attendance at least two days per week. This position is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. This role is designed to grow into a Deputy GC function for the right person.

Essential Functions

• Advise Human Resources, Executive Leadership, and business leaders on federal, state, and local employment laws, including wage-and-hour requirements, discrimination laws, leave laws, accommodations, retaliation, and workplace investigations.
• Manage and respond to employment-related claims, including EEOC/DOL charges, audits, investigations, demand letters, administrative proceedings, and litigation matters.
• Provide legal guidance regarding employee discipline, terminations, reductions in force, reorganizations, severance arrangements, restrictive covenants, and workforce management strategies.
• Conduct legal analysis and draft legal memoranda, employment agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies, employee communications, and responses to regulatory agencies.
• Supervise and provide legal oversight to Paralegal(s) and Legal Assistant(s) assisting with employment-related matters, including review of work product, guidance on issue escalation, and quality control.
• Serve as primary point of contact for internal teams and Executive Leadership on labor and employment-related matters, providing clear legal guidance and assessments.
• Coordinate and manage external counsel, including scoping work, reviewing deliverables, and tracking timelines and budgets.
• Support internal workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, ethics concerns, and other employee-relations issues.
• Develop, review, and audit employee handbooks, workplace policies, management training programs, and employment compliance procedures.
• Identify and escalate material employment, labor, and workplace risks to the General Counsel and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Monitor changes in employment and labor laws and drive implementation of policy and operational updates across the organization.

Potere Search, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.