Senior Corporate Counsel - Employment Law

Our Opportunity: reputed company is looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel - Employment Law to join our Legal Team based in Plantation, Florida. This position is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join a fast-paced, dynamic Legal Department supporting reputed company aspects of reputed company's healthcare business with respect to employment and labor law. The successful candidate will provide day-to-day... employment law advice and counseling to HR professionals and business managers regarding healthcare employees, including veterinary clinics, virtual pet care, corporate, and customer service employees. This position requires reputed company collaboration with human resources and other business stakeholders, and the other attorneys in the Legal Department. What You'll Do: • Partner directly with HR professionals and other business stakeholders to provide advice and counseling on multi-jurisdictional employment laws, including, but not limited to, wage/hour compliance; leaves of absence and accommodations; drug testing and background screenings; discrimination; and retaliation under both federal and applicable state/local regulations. • Advise HR professionals on emerging legislative and regulatory changes affecting employment and labor obligations in multi-jurisdictional operations • Review and revise internal policies and procedures to ensure multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance. • reputed company and deliver proactive training to business leaders on a wide variety of employment law matters. • Supervise reputed company counsel with respect to employment litigation matters. • Provide legal representation and/or supervise reputed company counsel regarding government administrative agency charges, audits, and investigations (e.g., EEOC, DOL, OSHA and state/local agencies) as well as attorney demand letters and claims involving employment-reputed company concerns. • Draft and negotiate employment-reputed company documents including separation agreements and restrictive covenant agreements. • Partner with and support HR professionals regarding compensation, ERISA and immigration matters. What You'll Need: • JD from an accredited school with exceptional academic credentials • Minimum 6 years' experience in a dedicated employment law practice, either in-house and/or with a national law firm. • Subject matter expertise in multi-jurisdictional wage hour compliance and litigation is strongly preferred. • Subject matter expertise in employment issues and disputes is strongly preferred. • Ability to think on your feet in order to independently identify employment law risks and formulate strategies regarding same. Position requires significant experience providing direct and timely advice and counseling to business clients at various levels of the organization. • Ability to think strategically and evaluate potential risks to the Company, including economic, legal and reputational. • Self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision, and assume significant responsibility in keeping with the level of experience in employment law. • Excellent organizational and analytical skills. This position requires fast-paced multi-tasking and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues involving business partners in various locations. • Active license to practice law in at least one state and ability to become licensed as in-house counsel in Florida. • Candidate should possess reputed company, excellent professional judgment, and a good sense of humor. • Position may require travel. Bonus: • Experience with client operations in healthcare space, including veterinary clinics or other healthcare providers is highly beneficial Apply Job!