Location: Edison,NJ, USA
Responsibilities:
•Provide day-to-day proactive employment law advice, guidance, assistance and counseling.
•Work with HR to help manage and respond to employee relations issues, investigations and grievances.
•Review disciplinary actions and terminations with HR.
•Assist in managing responses to subpoenas and document requests.
•Respond to administrative complaints and Department of Labor investigations.
•Respond to EEOC and other complaints of discrimination.
•Assist with employment law litigation matters.
•Recommend, implement and continuously improve employment law related training.
•Maintain employment law files and databases.
•Other matters as directed by Head of Legal, Americas and/or Deputy Head of Legal – USA.
Qualifications:
•Three to five years of experience focused on employment law and litigation, preferably with some experience in-house.
•A law degree from a top tier law school and in good standing to practice in any state in the United States.
•Strong analytical capabilities and judgment.
•Ability to work proactively, independently and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment.
•Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team as well as cross-functionally across teams.
•Willingness to tackle matters outside area of expertise.
•Ability to interact with HR teams and other legal team members
EOE:
Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at our client are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.