Corporate and Employment Counsel

Begin your future now and join the nearly 10,000 associates working daily to make a difference in the lives of at-risk populations. Headquartered in Centerville, Utah, Management and Training Corporation (MTC) provides thousands of individuals with life-changing opportunities through our management of Job Corps Centers and Correctional Facilities.

About the role

Reports to the Vice President, Legal & General Counsel. Responsible for providing broad legal support to the General Counsel, company leadership, and the human resources department on corporate, real estate, public records, employment law, and other legal matters affecting company operations. The position supports contract drafting and review, corporate governance, real estate transactions, records requests, employment law counseling, policy development, workplace investigations, administrative agency matters, and related legal projects. The position exercises discretion, judgment, and initiative in support of the Legal & Risk Management department and company leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support to the Vice President, Legal & General Counsel on corporate, operational, regulatory, employment, and strategic matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and administer contracts, amendments, service agreements, nondisclosure agreements, releases, notices, and related legal documents.
• Support corporate governance matters, including subsidiary management, corporate records, resolutions, consents, annual filings, and recordkeeping.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, financing, restructuring, corporate transactions, diligence reviews, closing checklists, and post-closing legal matters as assigned.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, correspondence, policies, legal analyses, and practical recommendations for internal business clients.
• Assist with litigation management, discovery responses, litigation holds, document preservation, subpoenas, outside counsel coordination, and settlement documentation.
• Draft, review, and negotiate leases, amendments, estoppels, easements, purchase and sale agreements, notices, and other real estate documents.
• Support real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, title, survey, environmental, zoning, landlord-tenant, and facility-related legal matters.
• Serve as a legal resource to the human resources department and management on employment law matters involving employee relations, discipline, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, and employee separations.
• Review and draft employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality agreements, workplace policies, handbook provisions, training materials, and human resources policies and procedures.
• Assist with responses to administrative agency charges, audits, unemployment claims, demand letters, and other employment-related inquiries, including EEOC, state fair employment agency, wage and hour, and labor matters.
• Monitor developments in federal, state, and local employment laws and advise human resources and management regarding compliance obligations and recommended policy or practice changes.
• Coordinate and manage public records requests, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and other requests for company records or information.
• Review records for responsiveness, privilege, confidentiality, privacy protections, trade secrets, contract restrictions, and applicable exemptions before production or disclosure.
• Work with internal departments and facilities to collect, organize, review, and produce documents in a timely and defensible manner.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, forms, playbooks, trackers, records request procedures, and contract management standards.
• Participate in legal department workflow improvements, legal operations projects, matter management, SharePoint organization, reporting, and outside counsel coordination.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Human Resources, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, corporate departments, facilities, outside counsel, vendors, and company leadership.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment in all legal, employment, corporate, and business matters.
• Provide timely, practical, business-oriented legal support while appropriately escalating significant legal risks to the General Counsel.
• Maintain proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint), Adobe Sign, Oracle, Workforce, legal research platforms, contract management tools, and other corporate and departmental systems.
• Contribute to our company Culture of Caring by maintaining positive and respectful relationships with employees, customers, vendors, program recipients and our community.
• Perform other duties as assigned within capabilities as determined by management.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school required.
• Active membership and good standing in at least one state bar required; ability to become admitted or authorized to practice in Utah preferred if not already admitted.
• One to three years of relevant legal experience in-house and/or with a law firm preferred, with meaningful experience in employment law or corporate legal matters.
• Experience supporting a multi-state employer, commercial contracts, real estate matters, public records requests, corporate governance, litigation management, or highly regulated operations preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong judgment, high attention to detail, sound business sense, and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, collaborate effectively with Human Resources and business leaders, and provide practical legal guidance in a fast-paced environment.
• Unless waived by management, maintain a valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record and be willing and able to travel as business needs require.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• AD&D and Short-term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation and Sick time
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development Assistance
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

Collaborative in-office environment.