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Sr Legal Counsel, U.S. Employment

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $152,500–$152,500🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-18

Core

Sr Legal Counsel providing strategic employment law advice and risk management for PayPal's Americas region (US, Canada, Latin America).

Role type

Senior in-house employment counsel

Builds

Employment strategy, risk management frameworks, and compliance programs for a global payments network

Domain

Fintech / Payments / Employment Law

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

U.S. employment law expertise, litigation management, outside counsel oversight, workforce strategy, organizational change management, training delivery, risk assessment, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Canada and/or Latin America employment law experience, private practice background

Technologies

Legal research databases, case management systems

Responsibilities

Provide strategic legal guidance on sensitive employee relations, executive matters, reorganizations, and reductions in force; oversee employment litigation and agency matters; develop and deliver employment law training to leaders and HR teams; partner with People Organization and business teams to drive organizational change and mitigate risk.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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