Assistant General Counsel

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $91.5k - $137.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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• Support the Deputy General Counsel in providing legal advice to Humane World for Animals • Serve as primary legal counsel on domestic labor and employment matters • Provide counsel across the employment relationship, including hiring, contracts, compensation, benefits, performance management, discipline, terminations, reductions in force, accommodations, leave, wage and hour compliance, investigations, policies, handbooks, and litigation • Maintain template infrastructure for agreements • Draft, review, negotiate, and support implementation of contracts, licenses, assignments, releases, waivers, memoranda, litigation materials, corporate documents, employment agreements, offer letters, separation agreements, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, contractor agreements, policies, and handbooks • Develop, implement, and manage compliance and risk management strategies, policies, procedures, and trainings • Manage US labor and employment outside counsel • Support or lead work with in-country staff and outside counsel on international labor and employment issues • Monitor developments in labor and employment law at federal, state, and local levels • Perform other assigned duties

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• Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school required • Current license in good standing to practice law in the United States • Minimum of five (5) years of experience practicing law with an established law firm, corporation or government agency required • Demonstrated expertise in US labor and employment law, including federal employment statutes (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA), state and local employment laws, workplace investigations, and employment litigation • Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and supporting implementation of employment-related agreements, policies and procedures • Superb analytical, organizational, oral and written communication skills • Ability to provide accurate and timely advice tailored to the organization's needs • Ability to identify underlying issues in complex situations and resolve problems creatively, effectively, and proactively • Ability to learn quickly and gain credibility through good judgment, high integrity, and collegial attitude • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently and as part of a team • Ability to handle confidential information securely • Comfortable in diverse cultural, geographic, and operational situations • Experience with international labor and employment law is a plus • Preference for experience working in a non-profit

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