Description:
Description:Vice President Associate General Counsel (Litigation and Employment)
Who We Are:
A Transport, Logistics & Supply Chain Management Company specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with A Transport, Logistics & Supply Chain Management Company and discover endless growth opportunities.
Your role on the team: (job description)
- Provide counsel on employment laws Company-wide (including subsidiaries), including, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, FMLA, FLSA, OFCCP, WARN Act, NLRA, and ERISA, and issues such as benefits, immigration, labor unions, severance, releases, non-competition agreements, background checks, drug testing, etc.
- Assess and respond to EEOC, state, and local agency employment-related charges.
- Draft pleadings, responses, correspondence, and settlement agreements in employment and commercial litigation
- Assess and quantify risk for employment and commercial litigation.
- Direct outside counsel and manage employment litigation, commercial litigation, and labor arbitrations.
- Develop and implement legal strategies and processes for employment and commercial litigation, and other legal matters.
- Resolve or prosecute litigation efficiently and effectively, in alignment with executive leaders and company strategy.
- Advises executives within the Company and works alongside employees in all business units.
- Examine current Company employment and labor practices and keep abreast of changes in law and trends.
- Develop and deliver labor, employment, risk mitigation, and privacy training and updates.
- Identify and implement policy and process improvements.
- KPI tracking and reporting relating to litigation spend and outcomes.
- Review and approve outside counsel invoices for efficiency and compliance with company guidelines.
- Advise and handle traditional labor matters, including labor arbitrations, NLRB litigation, and legal advice relating to labor campaigns.
- Provide direction and support to Law Department staff assisting on employment, labor, ethics, or privacy projects.
- Advises on regulatory and compliance matters.
- Manages various projects and deadlines.
- Performs pre-litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rights.
- Identifies and implements policy and process improvements.
- Conducts investigations.
- Effectively communicates legal risks with executive staff.
What You Need:
- 5+ years of legal experience with expertise in litigation (particularly employment and labor relations)
- Ability to write detailed reports and correspondence.
- PC literate with a command of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- License to practice law in Tennessee or ability to receive reciprocity.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to perform duties using project management principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
- Superior problem solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Ability to provide clear and direct communications both verbally and in written form.
- Self –motivated and able to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Significant experience with third party logistics industry.
- Experience in benefits, immigration, federal contract compliance, and/or workers' compensation.
- Knowledge or experience in global employment laws or practices (particularly Canada, Mexico and/or Brazil)
