Senior Counsel, Employment Law

WM•Houston, TX

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

WM, a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 21 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and renewable energy projects. Why join our team? At WM, we believe that the proud, caring, resilient members of the WM family are the foundation for our success. As such, we commit to taking care of each other, our customers, our communities, and the environment. We believe in "Success with Integrity"- essentially, Doing the Right Thing, the Right Way. We commit to being accountable, honest, trustworthy, ethical, and compliant in all that we do. I. Job Summary Handles moderate to complex legal matters and projects related to employment and benefits law. Provides counsel to the company on legal rights and obligations pertaining to areas of law such as Employment, Benefits and Compensation, and Employment-Related Litigation (including single-plaintiff and class action matters). II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to advise internal clients, including senior leaders, on a broad range of topics and perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities include: Assists in preparing, reviewing and, negotiating legal documents on the Company’s behalf Conducts legal research and drafts more significant Corporate legal documents Responds to federal and state charges of discrimination, retaliation and harassment Provides general legal advice and counsel to management (Corporate, Market Area and/or District level) for strategy and policy development on all matters of employment law, including federal and state discrimination laws, the FMLA, the FLSA and paid sick and safe leave laws Provide training to HR professionals and business leaders Reviews legal publications and pending legislation and advises management of changes that impact the Company, business and industry Conducts risk assessment in connection with employment issues impacting company’s customer, vendor, operations, industry and/or business. Advises management on most appropriate response or action. Responsible for management of outside counsel activities as necessary including determining effective business and legal strategy to address litigation and/or other specific operations or Company needs May work at the Corporate level or as directed within a Market Area III. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory duties but will manage outside counsel and occasionally act as a team lead. IV. Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. A. Education and Experience Education: Juris Doctorate (accredited) - required Experience: At least 8 years of relevant experience (in addition to education requirement) working in large firm practicing in employment law or a mix of 8 years working in a large firm and in-house practicing employment law - required Experience with immigration law – preferred Experience with Canadian and/or European employment law - preferred Experience with Department of Transportation regulations - preferred Experience with federal contractor requirements - preferred B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements Required: State Bar Licensure V. Work Environment Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This is an office job – with current flexibility to work remote occasionally. Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate (accredited) - required
At least 8 years of relevant experience (in addition to education requirement) working in large firm practicing in employment law or a mix of 8 years working in a large firm and in-house practicing employment law - required
State Bar Licensure

Nice To Haves

Experience with immigration law – preferred
Experience with Canadian and/or European employment law - preferred
Experience with Department of Transportation regulations - preferred
Experience with federal contractor requirements - preferred

Responsibilities

Assists in preparing, reviewing and, negotiating legal documents on the Company’s behalf
Conducts legal research and drafts more significant Corporate legal documents
Responds to federal and state charges of discrimination, retaliation and harassment
Provides general legal advice and counsel to management (Corporate, Market Area and/or District level) for strategy and policy development on all matters of employment law, including federal and state discrimination laws, the FMLA, the FLSA and paid sick and safe leave laws
Provide training to HR professionals and business leaders
Reviews legal publications and pending legislation and advises management of changes that impact the Company, business and industry
Conducts risk assessment in connection with employment issues impacting company’s customer, vendor, operations, industry and/or business.
Advises management on most appropriate response or action.
Responsible for management of outside counsel activities as necessary including determining effective business and legal strategy to address litigation and/or other specific operations or Company needs
May work at the Corporate level or as directed within a Market Area