Senior Labor & Employment Counsel

Smithfield Foods, Inc.; Smithfield, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is seeking an Assistant General Counsel onsite in Smithfield, VA. The role provides broad legal advisory support to the company and reports to the Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment.

You will collaborate with HR and business leaders, manage litigation and discovery, and guide government investigations while ensuring legal and ethical compliance within the organization.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Bar admission to at least one U.S. state.
• Minimum 5+ years of substantive business law experience in a corporate or law firm.
• Strong leadership, risk management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to the Company on labor and employment matters.
• Advise HR and business leaders on wage/hour, workplace safety, discrimination, privacy, labor-management relations, and immigration.
• Conduct EEO and ethics investigations and assist with government investigations.
• Manage employment litigation strategy, pleadings, e-discovery, and outside counsel relationships.
• Oversee discovery requests, subpoenas, and information production.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Analytical ability

Collaborative

Risk management

Education

Juris Doctorate

Bar admission

Job description

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is seeking an Assistant General Counsel onsite in Smithfield, VA. The role provides broad legal advisory support to the company and reports to the Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment.

You will collaborate with HR and business leaders, manage litigation and discovery, and guide government investigations while ensuring legal and ethical compliance within the organization.