Description:
Summary: Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Staff Attorney will represent A Non-Profit Organization in legal matters involving the workplace. Working closely with Human Resources, will provide guidance and counsel to all business units regarding employment matters.Duties: The following reflects essential functions for this job but does not restrict other tasks, which may be assigned:
- Investigate highly sensitive employee relations issues and perform investigations related to employment matters.
- Partner with human resources to advise and assist business units with restructurings, redundancies and layoffs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support and maintain compliance with all relevant laws as it relates to company handbooks, policies and procedures, and affirmative action plans.
- Provide employment-related support on transactional matters including contract drafting and negotiation, acquisition-related advice, and review of compensation and benefits plans.
- Analyze casework trends to produce strategic, proactive recommendations to HR and the agency to proactively address and mitigate risk.
- Proactively monitor employment laws and provide and advise of developments that may affect the company.
- Represents the company in contract negotiations, mediations, and settlement meetings.
- In conjunction with the training and human resources department, develop and teach human resources legal training programs.
- Assist human resources in reviewing and implementing human resources compliance training programs such as sexual harassment and wage and hour.
Skills:
- Knowledge of all areas of employment and labor law including but not limited to compliance, workers' comp, risk management, discrimination, wage and overtime standards, claims handling and procedures.
- Strict compliance with required confidentiality, discretion, and diplomacy.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication and prioritization skills.
- Ability to use judgment, tact, and discretion.
- Ability to quickly assimilate oral and written data, analyze facts, and draw logical conclusions.
- Ability to maintain records, and prepare reports and correspondence related to the work.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multitask.
- Excellent telephone, writing, and proofreading skills.
- Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills.
- Must be self-motivated and able to meet deadlines under pressure.
- Strong technology and computer skills including PowerPoint, word processing and spreadsheet software, e-mail and database software programs; Ability to perform legal research.
- A high level of proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
- Knowledge of legal terminology, legal forms and documents, legal practices and procedures, litigation, and legal calendaring highly desired.
- Strong initiative and the ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion with regard to reporting functions.
- Strong analytical ability.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience, preferably in a non-profit setting.
- Licensed and in good standing in California.
- Experience with all labor and employment matters in California and the ability to assist with matters in other States where not licensed.
- Experience working with Unions preferrable.
