Associate General Counsel

Veho•New York, NY

22d•$250,000 - $270,000

About The Position

The Associate General Counsel, Employment and Litigation Legal exists to ensure Veho can grow quickly, operate a complex and highly varied workforce, and resolve disputes with confidence and speed. This includes supporting a mix of gig workers, corporate employees, temporary staff, warehouse and frontline workers, and a distributed workforce across multiple U.S. states and international locations. This attorney will serve as a key legal partner to the People team and play an important role in shaping litigation strategy, bringing strong employment law expertise, practical judgment, and a builder mindset to a company that is scaling and evolving rapidly. They will help protect the business by identifying and addressing risk early, not just reacting to issues as they arise, and will leverage AI tools and technology to operate with the level of efficiency and leverage required in a high-growth environment.

Requirements

10+ years of employment law and litigation experience, including time in-house
J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in New York
Strong experience advising on U.S. federal and state employment laws
Experience handling employee relations issues, investigations, and counseling
Experience managing employment litigation, agency charges, and pre-litigation disputes
Experience working closely with HR or People teams
Experience operating in fast-paced, high-growth, or ambiguous environments
Demonstrated use of AI tools in legal workflows or strong willingness to adopt

Nice To Haves

In-house or secondment experience
Marketplace, logistics, or gig economy experience
Experience supporting Trust and Safety or similar teams
Experience building legal processes from scratch
Exposure to international employment law

Responsibilities

Serve as a day-to-day legal partner to the People team, providing both strategic and real-time advice on a wide range of employment matters
Advise on employee lifecycle issues, including recruiting, hiring, performance management, discipline, terminations, leaves of absence, accommodations, and compensation
Provide fast, pragmatic guidance on employment obligations across U.S. jurisdictions
Draft, review, and maintain employment-related documents including offer letters, separation agreements, and employee handbook updates
Partner with People and Compliance to build and refine policies, standards, and processes that are legally sound and operationally effective
Advise on independent contractor classification and workforce model risk
Partner with Trust and Safety to handle contractor disputes, including reviewing claims, advising on risk, and shaping communications and outcomes
Handle and respond to agency charges and pre-litigation disputes including EEOC and state-level matters
Lead or support internal investigations involving employee conduct, policy violations, and other sensitive matters
Advise on sensitive and high-risk People decisions, partnering with the Head of Legal as appropriate
Stay current on evolving employment laws and translate them into actionable guidance for the business
Manage day-to-day litigation and pre-litigation matters including employment disputes, workers comp claims, contractor-related claims, and other civil matters
Partner with the Head of Legal on litigation strategy, risk assessment, and key decisions, while independently driving certain litigation matters such as workers compensation
Support responses to regulatory inquiries, agency investigations, and enforcement actions
Coordinate discovery efforts, document collection, and responses to subpoenas and information requests
Prepare internal stakeholders for depositions, interviews, and other proceedings
Manage dispute resolution for inbound complaints, claims, and legal demands
Collaborate cross-functionally to gather facts, assess risk, and drive resolution strategies
Identify trends across disputes and litigation and translate them into preventative actions
Stay current on relevant legal and regulatory developments and advise stakeholders
Identify and implement opportunities to use AI and automation across legal workflows including drafting, investigations, dispute triage, and knowledge management
Advise on emerging legal issues at the intersection of AI and employment
Build lightweight systems, templates, and playbooks that increase speed, consistency, and scalability
Continuously improve how legal supports the business with a focus on efficiency and leverage