Attorney, Labor & Employment

Roles and Responsibilities:

Job Summary/Overview:

Specific Job Duties:

• Main job function is to provide legal support for all types of labor and employment issues relevant to SAS business, and to manage disputes and litigation related to employment.
• Review and develop employment policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance with federal, state and local laws.
• Support internal company investigations related to employment.
• Support internal company investigations related to employment.
• Manage all disputes and litigation including responding to complaints, demand letters, and administrative charges; participate in mediations, arbitrations, administrative hearings and litigation; and manage outside counsel as needed.
• Manage and coordinate discovery including preparing interviews, arranging depositions, assisting with interrogatories, and document productions.
• Summarize and report on status of pending litigation, mediations, arbitrations and hearings.
• Create corporate policies on document retention with an eye towards potential litigation.
• Draft executive employment agreements and severance agreements.
• Prepare and present training materials on employment and labor issues to HR and leadership.
• Identify gaps in legal compliance and recommend remedial measures, best practices, and other action items necessary to improve compliance
• Review and report on labor and employment related statutory and regulatory developments.
  
• Provide other legal support services as required.

Shift: 1st -Shift, Mon - Fri, 8am-5pm. 

Skills and Qualifications:

Education, Training, Certification(s) and Minimum years of experience required:

• JD from an accredited US law school 
•  7 or more years of experience in large law firm, boutique labor and employment law firm, or in-house as a labor and employment attorney
•  least 3 years of experience in litigation,
• Experience with traditional labor relations issues
• Must be a member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Software, and Tools

• License to practice law in Texas required.
• Integrity and strict confidentiality.
• Working familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic document management systems.
• Knowledge of Texas and Federal laws and regulations related to employment law issues and traditional labor relations issues.
• Excellent legal and non-legal written and oral communication skills
• Ability to distill legal issues for management and executives
• Self-starter with the ability to work well both independently and in groups.
• Well organized and unfazed by a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• Ability to supervise other attorneys (outside counsel), enforcing high standards for work product and good billing practices