Senior Legal Counsel- Employment

Responsibilities

• Functions as inhouse subject matter expert related to providing guidance on employment laws and regulations and advising on employee relations issues like harassment claims, discrimination, disability accommodations, medical leaves, wage and hour issues, and terminations.
• Drafts and revises employment-related agreements, templates, policies, and procedures, such as restrictive covenant agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and handbooks.
• Oversees and manages (either independently or with outside counsel) all aspects of employment counseling, litigation, administrative charges, and threats of claims.
• Conducts and supervises internal investigations, including conducting document/factual collection and analysis, and conducting witness interviews.
• Independently and proactively monitors and provides guidance on novel or complex employment law matters.
• Builds partnerships with all levels of Human Resources (including Labor subject matter experts) to provide oversight, consistency, and legal guidance.
• Analyzes data and trends to develop and implement strategies and tactics for risk evaluation and avoidance.
• Assists Bally’s legal department with setting a budget for and managing all legal expenditures for outside counsel.
• Works cross-functionally with teams to mitigate employment-related risk and to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.
• Advises in-house attorneys and company management on strategy and resolution of employment and labor matters.
• Collaborates with outside counsel to efficiently manage all aspects of assigned matters, including staffing, counseling and litigation strategy, budgets, work product, discovery, and developing initiatives for reducing outside counsel spend.
• Coordinates with the SVP and General Counsel on periodic reporting of employment litigation results, budgets, forecasts, exposure analysis, and litigation strategies, as well as evaluating expenses and reserves with the Company’s independent auditors, risk managers, and business unit leaders.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of the New Jersey Bar.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in employment law, preferably in a corporate legal environment.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating employment contracts, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in managing and overseeing internal investigations.
• Experience in managing outside counsel and coordinating litigation efforts.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and apply employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.