Senior Labor & Employment Counsel — Strategic HR

CarMax Business Services; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 155,800 - 249,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity

Job summary

CarMax is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment, to serve as a key legal advisor. You will provide counsel and business support on labor and employment matters across CarMax corporate departments, with a focus on employment laws and HR operations.

You will support HR representatives and managers, and guide cross-functional teams on complex initiatives. You will also handle regulatory inquiries, advise on pay plans, manage outside counsel in litigation, and collaborate on

Qualifications

• Law degree.
• Member in good standing with the bar of a U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum 6 years of legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Arbitration experience and/or equivalent employment trial or administrative hearing experience.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within immediate area of business, and when necessary, identify resources in other areas of the business that can be utilized.
• Ability to determine customer-specific needs and put forth actions to meet those needs.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively, and manage own time to meet goals/objectives.
• Ability to develop and execute a plan with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate legal developments and advice to associates, all levels of management, outside counsel, opposing counsel, and regulatory authorities.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in connection with researching and analyzing the law, assessing impact on business processes, and making recommendations to business units to effectively manage legal and operational risks.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills required to collaborate and advise other Legal Team members and internal and external clients.
• Experience with advising on traditional labor matters and proceedings before the NLRB a plus.
• Familiarity and experience with California employment law a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel and operational risk management for compliance with all state and federal employment related laws, such as the FLSA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, NLRA, ADEA, EPA, ADA, FMLA, USERRA, IRCA, and OSHA.
• Legal point of contact for all employment matters arising out of multiple assigned CarMax regions.
• Provide specialized legal advice related to CarMax pay plans to CarMax payroll and compensation teams.
• Represent and defend CarMax at employment arbitration hearings.
• Direct and manage outside counsel handling employment litigation in federal and state court.
• Represent and defend CarMax in regulatory investigations and actions before federal and state government agencies, including the United States Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board.
• Provide daily legal analysis and advice regarding federal and state employment laws to field human resources representatives and field managers.
• Collaborate with the business and other Legal Team members on cross-functional projects while providing support for new and existing innovations, products and services.
• Facilitate and manage large scale special projects on an as-needed basis, or otherwise act as primary legal counsel on such projects.

Skills

Labor & Employment law

Legal counsel

Regulatory compliance

Arbitration experience

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Juris Doctor (Law degree)

Job description

CarMax is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment, to serve as a key legal advisor. You will provide counsel and business support on labor and employment matters across CarMax corporate departments, with a focus on employment laws and HR operations.

You will support HR representatives and managers, and guide cross-functional teams on complex initiatives. You will also handle regulatory inquiries, advise on pay plans, manage outside counsel in litigation, and collaborate on