Employment Counsel — Strategic Litigation & Policy Leader

Dollar Tree; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Dollar seeks an experienced Assistant General Counsel – Employment to lead the defense of employment litigation, arbitration, and EEO matters from Chesapeake, VA, with regular travel across the continental U.S.

You will advise Human Resources, Loss Prevention and Store Operations, draft policies, and manage outside counsel to ensure compliant handling of cases and timely resolutions in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• JD from accredited law school.
• 8 years experience in employment law.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and analytical ability.
• Ability to travel regularly throughout continental United States.
• License to practice law.
• Experience working with large retail companies a plus.
• Experience drafting handbooks and corporate policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage employment litigation.
• Select and actively monitor outside counsel to ensure effective case handling, with an emphasis on efficiency and cost consciousness.
• Attend key depositions, hearings, and trials.
• Conduct and/or manage employment arbitrations and represent Family Dollar in a variety of legal settings.
• Oversee (and as necessary prepare) responses to federal and state EEO, DOL and other agency charges and complaints.
• Provide advice and counsel to business partners, particularly in Human Resources, Loss Prevention, Store Operations, and Logistics.
• Draft employment-related policies and procedures.
• Identify employment-related risks to the business and ensure compliance with employment-related laws and regulations.
• Stay abreast of legal trends and communicate proactively to internal partners and clients.
• Represent the company at trials, hearings, investigations, mediations, and settlement conferences.
• Oversee (and as necessary prepare) the response to notices, subpoenas, summons, demand letters, and other correspondence that require legal action in the employment and human resource arena.

Skills

Strong oral and written communication

Analytical ability

Ability to work with business partners

Education

JD from accredited law school

Job description

Family Dollar seeks an experienced Assistant General Counsel – Employment to lead the defense of employment litigation, arbitration, and EEO matters from Chesapeake, VA, with regular travel across the continental U.S.

You will advise Human Resources, Loss Prevention and Store Operations, draft policies, and manage outside counsel to ensure compliant handling of cases and timely resolutions in a fast-paced retail environment.