Corporate Counsel

Alcott HR; Village of Farmingdale (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Alcott HR is seeking a Corporate Counsel to provide expert labor and employment guidance to client-facing HR teams. The role reports to the CEO and offers significant autonomy to shape the company’s legal strategy for a growing PEO.

The position blends counseling, compliance oversight, and strategic business partnership in a hybrid work environment. You will work with senior leadership to balance business objectives with regulatory requirements, manage risk, and oversee litigation and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of labor and employment experience in private practice or corporate legal department preferred.
• JD degree and NY Bar admission required.
• Experience advising PEOs, staffing companies, HR outsourcing organizations, or employers on labor and employment matters a plus.
• Excellent communication and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide labor and employment law guidance to client-facing HR professionals.
• Offer strategic input to the business from an operational risk perspective and deliver timely advice.
• Coordinate response to quantified risks and deliver regular risk analysis reports.
• Ensure risk management policies comply with regulations, contracts, and state/local laws.
• Assist with developing strategy to assess employment law-related risks in client transactions.
• Serve as a trusted business partner with practical, compliant legal advice.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to balance business needs with legal/regulatory requirements.
• Identify ongoing compliance training and support needs for HR professionals.
• Stay current on PEO labor and industry developments.
• Lead and execute strategic design and process improvement projects.
• Investigate and respond to claims, EEOC charges, and other actions.
• Oversee employment litigation matters, regulatory hearings, and investigations.
• Maintain excellent client partnerships to meet legal and business needs.

Skills

Labor & Employment Law

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Provide labor and employment law guidance and support to client-facing human resource professionals.
• Offer strategic input to the business from an operational risk perspective, provide timely and insightful advice.
• Coordinate response to quantified risks, prepare and deliver regular reports based on thorough operational risk analysis and insights.
• Ensure risk management policies and strategies are in compliance with applicable regulations, contracts, state and city laws, and strategic goals.
• Assist with developing strategy and protocol to assess employment law-related legal risks associated with client transactions.
• Serve as a trusted business partner by providing practical, risk-based legal advice and developing creative, compliant solutions that help the business achieve its objectives.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to identify paths forward that balance business needs with legal and regulatory requirements, rather than simply identifying obstacles.
• Identify on-going compliance training and support needs for client-facing human resource professionals.
• Stay current on PEO legal and industry developments related to labor and employment laws.
• Lead and execute strategic design and process improvement projects internally.
• Investigate and respond to claims, EEOC charges and other administrative actions.
• Oversee employment litigation matters, regulatory hearings, and investigations.
• Maintain excellent partnerships with clients to meet their legal and business needs.
• Provide support for any other matter as may become necessary.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in labor and employment in private practice or corporate legal department preferred.
• Law degree (JD)
• Experience advising PEOs, staffing companies, HR outsourcing organizations, or employers on labor and employment matters is a plus.
• Admission to the NY Bar
• Excellent communication and strategic thinking skills.
• Must have the ability to effectively interact with all levels of Sr. leadership team.

Compensation: $150,000 - $175,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Why join Alcott HR as our Corporate Counsel:

• Opportunity to report directly to the CEO.
• Significant autonomy and influence.
• Opportunity to lead legal strategy for a growing PEO.
• Blend of counseling, compliance, litigation oversight, and business partnership.
• Hybrid work environment.

About Alcott HR

At Alcott HR, we have a Passion for People and Performance. We empower leaders to focus on their core business purposes and meaning which enables them to more quickly and efficiently grow their business. Alcott HR provides clients and business owners with customized solutions for running their business, including HR best practices, regulatory compliance, payroll, training and development, employee benefits, risk management support, workers' compensation insurance and employment related administration., We serve a diverse group of successful profit and not for profit businesses across the U.S. Get to know us by visiting www.alcotthr.com.

Alcott HR provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Alcott HR complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.