General Counsel - Staffing - Virtual
Hudson, WI 54016 US | Fully Remote TELECOMMUTE US
Job Description
Our Client, the nation’s leading provider of manufacturing workforce solutions, is growing rapidly and looking to bring on in-house legal representation to lead all legal, compliance, and regulatory matters. We are seeking an experienced, and highly motivated General Counsel to provide proactive, business-centered legal guidance across the organization.
The General Counsel will direct, oversee, and participate in contract negotiation activities, legal matters, employment law, corporate governance, workers compensation claims, risk, insurance and other areas of compliance on behalf of the company. The General Counsel is responsible for monitoring and providing strategic and tactical advice on all employment law and other business issues to ensure multi-state compliance. This role also serves as a strategic advisor to the Owner, CEO, and Executive Team on legal matters that impact business operations, risk exposure, and growth strategy.
This role is critical in shaping the legal foundation of the company and working cross-functionally with other team members to combine legal expertise and business strategy to drive legal and compliance best practices in an evolving business landscape. Duties & Responsibilities:
- Establishes legal strategy to mitigate risk but allows the business to function and achieve organizational growth goals.
- Reviews and maintains ownership of all legal documentation to ensure compliance and version control.
- Provides hands-on counsel to all levels of executive staff.
- Maintains an audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules.
- Supports HR with investigations, disciplinary actions, claims response, and employee relations strategy.
- Identifies and makes recommendations to adjust operational processes that could result in legal risk.
- Reviews and responds on matters related to EEOC, ADA, DOL, etc.
- Consults on business insurance claims as needed, including: workers compensation claims, E&L claims, Cyber claims, etc.
- Partners with Safety and Risk to ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, develop risk mitigation strategies, and manage high exposure workers’ compensation claims.
- Ensures ongoing compliance with multi-state business and staffing regulations including licensing, registration, and wage notice requirements.
- Maintains relationship with external legal counsel and determines when to consult external counsel on various legal matters related to our client's business to ensure timely, cost-effective resolution.
- Leverages industry relationships as appropriate to understand market best practices and applies appropriate best practices to our client’s business.
- 10+ years of experience working in a legal/General Counsel role in the staffing industry.
- JD degree from an ABA accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law and in good standing with a U.S. state bar.
- Legal experience in the staffing industry, working with internal employees, field personnel, and clients.
- Expertise in employment law, labor regulations, and contract negotiations.
- Proven experience managing multi-state legal compliance for a large, diverse workforce.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and drafting skills.
- Ability to balance legal risk with business goals and act as a strategic advisor.
- Opportunity to lead and shape the future of the company’s legal and compliance areas of focus.
- Highly competitive compensation.
- Terrific company culture that lives by our Core Values.
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Additional Information
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Meet Your Recruiter
Jennifer Tucker
Director and Executive Recruiter
Jennifer has more than 20 years of experience in the staffing industry. She comes to MeeDerby having spent the bulk of her career working in temporary staffing and corporate recruiting for a national staffing firm. Beginning her career as an on-site manager in Lenexa, Kansas, Jennifer has experience recruiting in multiple geographies throughout the U.S. with expertise recruiting in the IT, Legal, Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Manufacturing, Light Industrial and Healthcare verticals. Jennifer is a graduate of Kansas State University and a mom of three. She loves traveling, playing games with her family, and Friday night date nights with her husband.
