Senior Corporate Counsel

Our client seeks a Senior Corporate Attorney / Corporate Counsel with 5+ years' experience.

This is a direct hire opportunity where you will earn up to $140K per year, based on your experience, plus annual discretionary bonus. You will work Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. There may be some OT but good work/life balance.

• BA from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
• Lice to practice law in Iowa or eligible to obtain admission to the Iowa Bar
• 5+ years’ experience with significant responsibility for litigation management and employment/labor counseling
• Experience with combination of in-house and private practice experience desired
• Experience managing complex litigation matters
• Experience managing auto liability and workers’ compensation claims and litigation strongly preferred
• Experience within transportation, logistics, trucking or similar operational industry preferred
• Strong working knowledge of litigation management, workers’ compensation, auto liability, labor law, employment law
• Experience responding to EEOC charges, labor disputes
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal communication skills

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the company’s management of litigation and employment-related legal matters
• Overseeing auto liability, workers’ compensation, employment, labor, and commercial litigation
• Managing outside counsel
• Providing strategic legal advice to Human Resources and other business leaders
• Handling agency matters involving EEOC
• Developing and implementing litigation strategy
• Partnering with claims, operations, safety, and human resources
• Supporting labor management initiatives
• Reviewing, developing and maintaining company policies and procedures