Description:
Basic Purpose:Provides legal analysis, advice, and representation of the Authority as requested by the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel.
Supervision Received:
Works under the general supervision of the General Counsel or Associate General Counsel (Labor and Employment) as assigned.
Supervision Exercised:
Exercises supervision of a legal assistant and/or support staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Acts as labor and employment counsel. Provides advice and counsel to staff in all areas of federal and state labor and employment law. Represents the Authority in litigation before state and federal courts and in administrative and arbitration proceedings.
- Handles substantive and procedural legal matters in the following areas: labor, employment, wage and hour, unemployment, administrative, arbitration, and litigation.
- Researches and determines the applicability of federal, state and local laws, regulations, and case law, etc.
- Drafts and analyzes advice memoranda, pleadings, motions, briefs, legal documents, claim documents, contract documents, collective bargaining agreements and other memoranda.
- Participates in collective bargaining.
- Develops and drafts rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Construes and applies the Authority's enabling statute and regulations.
- Analyzes and drafts legislation.
- Conducts legal research as required.
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Analytical and writing skills as normally attained through a Bachelor's degree; and
- J.D. from an accredited law school; and
- A minimum of three (3) to six (6) years as an attorney in the field of labor and employment law, preferably in the public sector; and
- Admittance in good standing to the bar to practice law in Massachusetts state and federal courts; or
- Any equivalent combination of education or experience.
- Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Understanding of and experience in labor and employment law. Experience representing clients in litigation, administrative proceedings and arbitrations. Experience in providing advice and counsel to clients in labor and employment law. Experience drafting and analyzing legal documents, collective bargaining agreements, claim documents, memoranda, legislation and regulations.
- Strong analytical, research, organizational, and oral and written communications skills.
Special Requirements:
Massachusetts Bar License. (State bar admission must be obtained as of date of hire. Federal bar admission must be obtained no later than 6 months after hire.)
A valid Massachusetts Class D Driver's License.
