Senior Employment Counsel — Remote Eligible

Inspira Financial Trust, LLC in; Oak Brook (IL); Remote; USD 133,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Inspira Financial seeks a Sr. Employment Counsel to provide strategic and practical legal advice to the Company’s Human Resources department on the full employee life cycle, from hiring through separation.

The role covers a wide range of employment and labor law areas, including equal opportunity, wage and hour, benefits, policy development, and training. The candidate will handle threatened and pending employment litigation, agency charges, and supervise litigation/arbitrations.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited US law school.
• Member in good standing of one US state bar.
• Minimum of five years of experience in employment law, including in-house or law firm labor and employment practice.
• Experience advising on wage-and-hour, classification, accommodation, and restrictive covenant matters.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and FMLA.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice to HR and business stakeholders on a broad range of US employment issues.
• Advise HR on investigations of employee complaints and perform investigations.
• Investigate, respond to and mediate agency matters (EEOC, state civil rights divisions, DOL).
• Negotiate pre-litigation claims and handle employee litigation/arbitrations or supervise outside counsel.

Skills

Legal experience

Investigation

Client communication

Education

Juris Doctorate

Bar admission (US state)

Job description

Inspira Financial seeks a Sr. Employment Counsel to provide strategic and practical legal advice to the Company’s Human Resources department on the full employee life cycle, from hiring through separation.

The role covers a wide range of employment and labor law areas, including equal opportunity, wage and hour, benefits, policy development, and training. The candidate will handle threatened and pending employment litigation, agency charges, and supervise litigation/arbitrations.