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Employment Counsel
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Job Title: Employment Counsel
Location: Manhattan, NY/ Edison, NJ(ONSITE - 5 days in the office)
Compensation: Base + Bonus + Benefits Work
Authorization: US Citizens/Green Card Holders/Green Card EADs
Role type: Full-Time.
Please note: Candidate must be willing to go to either office 5 days a week (this is mandatory)
Job Description:
Our client seeks an employment law attorney with experience in litigating and advising on domestic employment law issues.
Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day proactive employment law advice, assistance and counseling
- Work with HR to help manage and respond to employee relations issues, investigations and grievances
- Create, customize and update release agreements for terminating employees
- Review disciplinary actions and terminations with HR
- Assist in managing responses to subpoenas and document requests
- Recommend, implement and continuously improve employment law related training
- Respond to administrative complaints and Department of Labor investigations
- Maintain employment law files and databases
- Respond to EEOC complaints
- Assist with employment law litigation matters
- Provide guidance to the other employment counsel and develop strategy of the employment practice.
- Manage and supervise outside counsel, as required
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 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 be 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.
- Interact with HR teams and other legal team members (hence this is an office role and not a work from home role)
Apply directly or send you resume to sohrab.ali@techaxisinc.com