Associate General Counsel - Labor and Employment (Hybrid)
Core
Lead a team of attorneys and legal professionals to support business units across the company in all areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination, traditional labor, wage and hour, dispute resolution, agency charges, and litigation.
Role type
Senior in-house general counsel (labor and employment)
Builds
Legal strategies, litigation outcomes, and compliance frameworks for a Fortune 200 utility company
Domain
Energy / Utility industry + Labor and Employment Law
Required skills
Litigation management, team leadership, strategic legal advice, outside counsel management, budget preparation, regulatory agency representation, arbitration management, discrimination law expertise, wage and hour law expertise, dispute resolution, immigration law knowledge
Preferred skills
AI-enabled tools for legal research and drafting, union campaign experience, corporate transaction counseling, government litigation experience, Energy or Utility industry experience
Technologies
AI-enabled legal tools
Responsibilities
Manage, supervise, and act as first chair in judicial proceedings, arbitrations, mediations, and before government agencies; Provide strategic advice to business unit clients and executives on employee disputes and investigations; Lead a team of attorneys focused on labor, employment, benefits, safety, and immigration law; Prepare and revise budgets for outside counsel matters; Perform significant projects assigned by the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel