Employment & Labor Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Offer on-demand legal counsel regarding employment and labor matters to business clients.

• Provide advice and guidance on a diverse range of employment-related issues.

• Evaluate and address claims, demand letters, administrative complaints, audits, and other employment inquiries.

• Draft, review, and negotiate offer letters, employment contracts, contingent worker agreements, separation and severance agreements, dispute resolutions, and release agreements.

• Create, review, and update employment policies, standards, and HR guidelines to ensure legal compliance.

• Oversee pre-litigation and litigation processes.

• Design and deliver training related to employment issues for clients’ People teams, employees, and managers.

• Work autonomously while collaborating with seasoned attorneys and the broader financial, operations, client relations, and business development teams.

• Share resources, referrals, and coverage with fellow colleagues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in corporate legal practice.

• Background as an in-house attorney, serving as General Counsel or in another senior in-house legal capacity.

• 3+ years of training in a law firm setting.

• Capable of prioritizing and managing various tasks and initiatives.

• Ability to work independently in a collaborative and high-performing environment.

• Strong personal integrity and sound judgment.

• Dedication to providing exceptional client service.

• Up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of federal and state laws concerning employment practices and labor relations.

• Extensive experience advising on hiring, employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence, accommodations, discipline and termination, workforce restructuring and reductions in force, wage and hour compliance, compensation, commission sales plans, restrictive covenants, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower complaints, and policy violations.

• Proficient in assessing and responding to claims, demand letters, administrative complaints, audits, and other employment-related inquiries.

• Exceptional writing and negotiation skills.

• Experienced in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating employment-related documents and templates.

• Significant experience in developing, reviewing, and updating employment policies, standards, and HR guidelines.

• Experience in managing pre-litigation and litigation matters.

• Skilled in designing and delivering training on employment-related topics.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Preferred but not mandatory: considerable management-side traditional labor law and labor relations experience.

• Preferred but not mandatory: recent experience with ERISA.

• Preferred but not mandatory: recent exposure to U.S. immigration law and I-9 compliance.

• Preferred but not mandatory: experience representing clients in the life sciences sector.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work full-time, part-time, and during preferred hours as part of a fully remote team.

• Engagements in high-quality legal work.

• A collegial atmosphere and camaraderie with highly skilled and experienced colleagues for resource sharing, referrals, and coverage.

• Support from financial, operations, client relations, and business development professionals.

• Inclusion within teams and a culture that fosters belonging.

• Assistance for well-being and professional success.

• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.