Labor And Employment Attorney

Potere Search (PS); Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Potere Search, LLC is seeking a Senior Counsel (Labor and Employment) based in Gilbert, Arizona, with in-person attendance required at least two days per week. The role reports to the General Counsel and supports employment, labor, and HR matters across jurisdictions.

The position offers an annual discretionary bonus and a path to grow into a Deputy GC role for the right candidate. Strong leadership and risk management skills are essential to drive compliance and mitigate workplace risk.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Experience advising HR and executives on wage-hour, discrimination, leave, and safety laws.
• Strong ability to oversee external counsel and manage risk.

Responsibilities

• Advise HR, leadership, and business leaders on employment laws across jurisdictions.
• Manage and respond to employment-related claims, audits, investigations, and litigation matters.
• Provide guidance on employee discipline, terminations, and workforce reductions.
• Draft and review employment agreements, policies, and handbook updates.
• Supervise paralegals and legal assistants supporting employment matters.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel, overseeing timelines and budgets.

Skills

Employment law

Litigation strategy

Workplace investigations

Regulatory compliance

Job description

The Senior Counsel (Labor and Employment) reports directly to the company's General Counsel and supports the Office of General Counsel by serving as the company's legal advisor on employment, labor, workplace, and human resources matters across multiple jurisdictions. This role provides strategic legal analysis and guidance on employment law obligations, workplace risk management, employee relations, labor compliance, and litigation strategy, and partners with internal stakeholders and external counsel to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with applicable employment law. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Gilbert, Arizona, requiring in-person attendance at least two days per week. This position is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. This role is designed to grow into a Deputy GC function for the right person.

Essential Functions

• Advise Human Resources, Executive Leadership, and business leaders on federal, state, and local employment laws, including wage-and-hour requirements, discrimination laws, leave laws, accommodations, retaliation, and workplace investigations.
• Manage and respond to employment-related claims, including EEOC/DOL charges, audits, investigations, demand letters, administrative proceedings, and litigation matters.
• Provide legal guidance regarding employee discipline, terminations, reductions in force, reorganizations, severance arrangements, restrictive covenants, and workforce management strategies.
• Conduct legal analysis and draft legal memoranda, employment agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies, employee communications, and responses to regulatory agencies.
• Supervise and provide legal oversight to Paralegal(s) and Legal Assistant(s) assisting with employment-related matters, including review of work product, guidance on issue escalation, and quality control.
• Serve as primary point of contact for internal teams and Executive Leadership on labor and employment-related matters, providing clear legal guidance and assessments.
• Coordinate and manage external counsel, including scoping work, reviewing deliverables, and tracking timelines and budgets.
• Support internal workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, ethics concerns, and other employee-relations issues.
• Develop, review, and audit employee handbooks, workplace policies, management training programs, and employment compliance procedures.
• Identify and escalation material employment, labor, and workplace risks to the General Counsel and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Monitor changes in employment and labor laws and drive implementation of policy and operational updates across the organization.

Potere Search, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.