Employment Legal Counsel
Core
First US Employment Legal Counsel advising the People Team and managers across the full employee lifecycle, from hiring to exit, while building foundations for growth across the Americas.
Role type
Senior in-house employment legal counsel (US)
Builds
US employment policies, compliance frameworks, and scalable legal workflows for a legal tech company.
Domain
Legal services / US Employment Law / Legal Technology
Required skills
US employment law expertise, workplace investigations, litigation management, policy drafting, cross-border project leadership, training delivery, commercial judgment
Preferred skills
AI and legal tech experience, high-growth or international organization background, multi-state compliance knowledge
Technologies
AI-enabled workflows, legal tech platforms
Responsibilities
Advise on hiring, compensation, leave, performance, and terminations; draft employment documents and policies; monitor legal developments; support workplace investigations and manage outside counsel; lead global employment projects; design training programs; create scalable legal templates and playbooks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC