Labor & Employment Counsel Specialist North America

Globant; Iowa City (IA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital technology company is seeking a Labor & Employment Counsel to join their Legal Team. In this role, you'll assist in managing labor and employment matters in the U.S. and Canada and support HR with important legal compliance. The position offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 - $200,000 per year, alongside variable compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Variable/incentive compensation

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Labor & Employment positions.
• Experience in law firms and/or in-house roles.
• Ability to manage Labor and Employment matters locally.

Responsibilities

• Review and production of Legal-Labor documents.
• Assisting HR team with day-to-day queries across the region.
• Counseling on labor suits, pre-court and in-court.

Skills

Analytic skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Discretion

Education

Qualified lawyer in US/CAN

Job description

Overview

We are a digitally native technology services company where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. We use some of the latest technologies in the digital and cognitive field to empower organizations in every aspect.

Right now, we are looking for a Labor & Employment Counsel to join our Legal Team.

Reporting to the Labor & Employment Counsel Manager, you will get the chance to:

• Work with professionals who have created some of the most revolutionary solutions in their fields and a game changing HR team.
• Boost your career working as an inhouse Labor & Employment Counsel leading the advice in the US and Canada.
• Make an impact. Your footprint in Globant will be translating your skills into a useful problem-solving approach, great documents, workflows and practical steps for your internal clients.
• Work in large-scale projects globally, M&A deals and challenging deployments in new jurisdictions.

What will help you succeed

• Ambition to learn and grow while helping business growth.
• Be able to hit the ground running; you will be joining an excellent and very supportive legal team, but you will certainly need to be able to manage the Labor and Employment matters locally.
• High capacity of teamwork, not only with internal clients, but also being able to translate the external advice received into a practical result-oriented approach for Globant.
• Have a high degree of commitment and ownership.
• Have strong analytic and problem-solving skills, enjoy thinking out of the box.
• Discrete and low-profile behavior. Great communication skills.
• Qualified lawyer in US/CAN.
• Experience in law firms and/or in-house roles (Labor & Employment positions): +8 years

Your responsibilities will include

• Review and production of Legal-Labor docs
• Assisting HR team with day to day queries across the region.
• Coordinating with external advisors when required.
• Assisting business teams with subcontracting schemes and management of templates and contracts for this purpose.
• HR compliance and legal update scanning across the region.
• Counseling on labor suits, pre-court on in-court
• Assistance with M&A deals, integrations and business growth related activities.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $150,000 - $200,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate\'s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.