Sr. Attorney Litigation, Labor & Employment

• Handle range of employment law matters affecting the Company such as charges complaints investigations demands tenders of defense emerging issues and the like.
• Drive effective results on all assigned matters in close partnership with Managing Counsel Claims & Litigation HR operations and outside counsel (as necessary) including driving general advice periodic training claim prevention and strategic handling of emerging and active matters.
• Supervise outside counsel on labor matters and contribute directly (as appropriate) labor strategy of the Company to include management of outside counsel at bargaining table negotiation of labor peace agreements overseeing grievances/arbitrations and advising on and ultimately driving comprehensive labor strategy of Company.
• Assist with other day-to-day litigation matters in close partnership with internal business partners and outside counsel (as necessary) including commercial general liability insurance dispute and commercial litigation matters.
• Maintain detailed documentation and information on all active legal claims for internal and external record keeping purposes including assistance with internal financial audits budgeting and reserves for all types of legal claims.
• Drive compliance with and responses to legal and regulatory requests including responses to subpoenas requests for production of documents/information ORA/FOIA requests letters of investigation and related preservation/e-discovery obligations.
• Provide input on Enterprise Risk Assessment and work closely with Compliance Manager to ensure tracking and remediation of top risks to the organization.
• Support long-term strategic initiatives to reduce company risk while balancing business needs.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• JD degree from an accredited law school with strong academic performance.
• Active and in good standing with at least one state bar (Georgia preferred).
• 4 years of recent relevant proven legal experience with a major law firm and/or in-house.
• Proficient computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word Excel MS Office PowerPoint etc.) and Relativity (or a similar e-discovery platform).

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven ability to handle extremely sensitive and confidential information and zealously represent the companys best interests across the board.
• Highly motivated self-starting and experienced advocate who enjoys working cooperatively on a small legal team.
• Extremely well organized detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines and work in a demanding fast-paced environment and able to solve in a practical fashion problems quickly and effectively.

Required Experience:

Senior IC