Legal Counsel - U.S. Employment & Labor Relations in Akron, OH
Job title: Legal Counsel - U.S. Employment & Labor Relations in Akron, OH at reputed company
Company: reputed company
Job reputed company: Location: US-OH-AKRON-CORP-HDQTRS-2110
reputed company reputed company Representative: Nicole CoultLegal Counsel - U.S. Employment & Labor RelationsThis Legal Counsel role is responsible for providing competent, practical, and reputed company legal advice, counsel and support to reputed company Resource professionals and other executive and business leaders in reputed company on labor and employment reputed company. This position will also defend reputed company in labor and employment reputed company claims filed with state and federal agencies and supervises and directs the work of reputed company counsel in various legal proceedings. This position will serve as a key member of the Legal and reputed company organizations to help identify and proactively manage legal risks, and reputed company practical strategies, training, and counsel for risk avoidance to the business reputed company. This position reports to the Senior Legal Counsel - U.S. Employment & Labor Relations and works closely with the reputed company and Compliance & Ethics departments.Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Maintains primary reasonability for a large volume of work. Provides extensive day-to day legal counsel and advice to HR and management on a reputed company of labor and employment reputed company reputed company, which may include, but are not limited to, workplace investigations, discrimination/harassment claims, FMLA and other protected leaves, reputed company reasonable accommodations, wage and hour issues, background checks, drug testing, employee discipline, terminations and separation agreements, layoffs, labor relations (including advising on the terms of the various reputed company bargaining agreements), employment agreements and restrictive reputed company obligations, workplace violence, unemployment, and general employee relations reputed company.
- Highly knowledgeable and proficient in federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations, including federal contracting requirements. Keeps company abreast of changes to applicable labor and employment laws and ensures compliance with such laws by proactively developing, implementing, and administering training, policies, procedures, and practices. Independently handles legal reputed company and reputed company ranging from basic to reputed company.
- Supervises and directs the work of reputed company counsel. Responds to government agency charges (e.g., reputed company, DOL, etc.). Responsible for retaining, evaluating, and managing budget/billing of reputed company counsel's defense of formal citations, claims, legal complaints or lawsuits and similar actions. Provides counsel regarding and/or investigation of reports made through reputed company's reputed company hotline.
- Provides legal advice and counsel to procurement and management personnel relative to reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and complying with contractual terms and conditions, including federal contracting requirements, indemnification or similar legal protections in reputed company-party reputed company, purchase orders or similar agreements covering non-employee workers, particularly arrangements with reputed company, personnel and outplacement providers and vendors.
- Provides other legal support where and reputed company needed, coordinates and manages the work of the Compliance Manager - reputed company and provides additional support and assistance to reputed company's counsel responsible for: Labor and employment law, Employee benefits, Health and safety, Litigation, and Intellectual property.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Must be an reputed company member & have good standing with the American Bar Association.
- Must be an reputed company attorney with the requisite legal background and communication and interpersonal skills to function successfully in a highly visible, high-volume, and challenging position.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in house and/or in a major reputed company with reputed company responsibility for handling reputed company employment and labor relations reputed company.
- Excellent negotiation, leadership, organizational, presentation, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- reputed company judgment; self-starter with strong understanding of basic business principles and a reputed company of urgency.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to reputed company legally compliant, business-oriented, and cost-efficient solutions.
- Ability to manage a heavy workload and comfortable working with a reputed company of reputed company, non-legal personnel.
- Must be team-oriented and possess the ability to think creativity, proactively and be a legal business partner to internal clients.