Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation

Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation

The Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation will support our Human Resources and business partners on employment law matters in Docusign's North America offices, and other global locations as assigned, providing pragmatic, risk-weighted advice on a broad range of employment, benefits and related compliance matters. This role will also support non-employment litigation and oversee third-party claims affecting Docusign's global business. This role involves leading and handling cutting-edge and complex legal projects and matters. You should thrive in an environment that requires you to adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs. In addition, you must have the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment and must thrive working collaboratively and proactively within the legal team as well as across other functional teams and with external stakeholders.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Sr. Director and Deputy General Counsel, Employment & Litigation.

Responsibility

• Advise and support Docusign Human Resources and business partners on employment-law related matters in Docusign's North America offices, and other global locations as assigned, including hiring, performance management, terminations, discrimination, harassment, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, incentive compensation, benefits (including plan design, implementation, administration and communications), employee investigations, restructuring initiatives and corporate development (M&A) activity
• Monitor new laws, regulations and decisions affecting the substantive legal areas above and provide strategic advice to the Legal team
• Draft and negotiate offer letters and employment-related agreements, including severance, separation, restrictive covenant, retention and other employment-related agreements; draft employee-facing policies, handbooks and other resources
• Assist in designing and leading training events on employment law and benefits matters
• Manage pre-filing demands, including investigating claims, communicating with opposing counsel and negotiating resolution
• Draft and/or review pre-litigation and litigation documents, including correspondence with opposing counsel, pleadings and mediation/arbitration statements
• Manage outside counsel handling both employment and non-employment litigation, including management of budgets, directing litigation strategy, and reviewing pleadings and other documents
• Support employment-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments and divestitures, including due diligence and related integration efforts
• Provide advice and counsel on day-to-day issues as well as strategic and systemic initiatives
• Respond to attorney demand letters and agency matters, including government-initiated inquiries and audits
• Participate in the Legal department and team related projects, as assigned

Job Designation

Remote: Employee is not required to be in or near an office frequently and works from a designated remote work location for the majority of the time.

Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

What You Bring

Basic

• JD from an accredited institution
• Admission to a State Bar within the United States and in good standing
• 8+ years of employment law and litigation practice experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department

Preferred

• Employment law and litigation experience at a major law firm
• California or Washington State Law licenses
• Benefits experience, including advising senior leaders and benefits professionals on a range of ERISA, fiduciary compliance, plan governance, and legal compliance matters and related plan documentation
• Executive compensation experience in-house and/or at a major law firm
• Prior in-house work experience
• Track record of working efficiently with a client-service focus in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience supporting international business operations and partnering with HR and other professionals across multiple regions
• Ability to maintain productive work relationships and work collaboratively with legal area specialists to resolve issues

Wage Transparency

Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Based on applicable legislation, the below details pay ranges in the following locations:

California: $164,700.00 - $266,000.00 base salary

Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts and Minnesota: $158,300.00 - $223,625.00 base salary

Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $158,300.00 - $232,575.00 base salary

Washington DC: $164,700.00 - $232,575.00 base salary

Ohio: $137,800.00 - $194,650.00 base salary

This role is also eligible for the following:

• Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of pre-established sales goals. Non-Sales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan, which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.
• Stock: This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Global benefits provide options for the following:

• Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
• Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
• Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
• Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
• Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events

Work Authorization Notice: Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Life at DocuSign

Working here

Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what's right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.

We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you'll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.

Accommodation

Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need such an accommodation, or a religious accommodation, during the application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at View email address on click.appcast.io for assistance.

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States Not Eligible for Employment

This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.

EEO Statement

It's important to us that we build a talented team that is as diverse as our customers and where all employees feel a deep sense of belonging and thrive. We encourage great talent who bring a range of perspectives to apply for our open positions. Docusign is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions based on experience, skill, aptitude and a can-do approach. We will not discriminate based on race, ethnicity