Counsel

Modivcare•Denver, CO

About The Position

This role owns the day-to-day employment legal function and reports to the Deputy General Counsel. This role requires a practical, business-oriented attorney who can independently manage the full employment docket while building the processes, governance, tracking, and technology that allow the function to deliver better legal service at a lower cost.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar required.
Seven (7) plus years employment law experience, including law firm training and meaningful in-house experience.
Ownership mindset, with a track record of running a function day to day and driving measurable improvements in performance and cost.
Trusted partner to Human Resources and business leaders, giving practical, risk-calibrated advice rather than theoretical answers.
Ability to operate with integrity, sound judgment, and discretion in sensitive employee and executive matters.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
Comfortable serving as an advisor, operator, and executor across adjacent legal disciplines, with the willingness to learn and advise on emerging and niche matters of law.
Strong attention to detail.
Exceptional judgment, business acumen, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Multistate employer experience, including complex wage and hour and leave compliance preferred.
Experience operating in organizations undergoing significant transformation, growth, or restructuring preferred.
Hands-on legal operations or legal technology implementation experience, including AI-enabled tools preferred.
Experience with reductions in force and WARN compliance, workforce integration in M&A, or executive compensation preferred.
Exposure to public company or private equity-backed company governance preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as the primary legal advisor to Human Resources and business leaders on the full range of employment and labor matters, including employee relations, investigations, accommodations, leave, wage and hour, discipline and terminations, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants.
Manages the employment matter portfolio end to end, including agency charges, demand letters, pre-litigation disputes, and settlement strategy, and direct outside counsel on litigated matters.
Drafts, standardizes, and maintains employment agreements, offer letters, separation agreements, and workplace policies and handbooks across jurisdictions.
Advises on executive employment and compensation arrangements in coordination with the Deputy General Counsel.
Builds and runs the operating infrastructure for the employment function, including intake, triage, matter tracking, metrics, and regular reporting to the Deputy General Counsel.
Designs and implements templates, playbooks, and self-service tools that enable Human Resources to resolve routine matters without legal involvement.
Selects, deploys, and maintains legal technology for the function, including matter management, document automation, and AI-assisted tools.
Manages outside counsel and alternative legal service provider spend for employment matters, delivering measurable cost reduction while preserving quality.
Owns the employment compliance calendar and audit program, including postings, notices, filings, pay transparency, I-9, and EEO reporting obligations.
Monitors and implements changes in federal, state, and local employment law, with particular focus on multistate compliance.
Supports the remediation of legacy HR legal documentation and compliance gaps in partnership with the Deputy General Counsel.
Partners with Risk and Finance on the corporate insurance program, including EPLI, D&O, fiduciary, and cyber coverage, and support renewals, coverage analysis, notice, and claims management.
Contributes to enterprise risk assessments and reporting, with emphasis on workforce, workplace safety, and conduct-related risk.
Supports internal investigations and whistleblower and hotline processes.
Supports the Deputy General Counsel on Board of Managers and committee matters, including preparation of materials, resolutions, minutes, and written consents, with particular focus on compensation committee and workforce-related items.
Assists with entity management and subsidiary governance maintenance.
Provides legal support on corporate matters and enterprise-wide initiatives as assigned by the Deputy General Counsel.
Supports workforce aspects of organizational changes, restructurings, and transactions, including diligence and integration planning.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-Tax and Post --Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Discounts (retail, hotel, food, restaurants, car rental and much more!)