Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation

Docusign • UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

12h • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation will support our Human Resources and business partners on employment law matters in Docusign's North America offices, and other global locations as assigned, providing pragmatic, risk-weighted advice on a broad range of employment, benefits and related compliance matters. This role will also support non-employment litigation and oversee third-party claims affecting Docusign's global business. This role involves leading and handling cutting-edge and complex legal projects and matters. You should thrive in an environment that requires you to adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs. In addition, you must have the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment and must thrive working collaboratively and proactively within the legal team as well as across other functional teams and with external stakeholders.
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Sr. Director and Deputy General Counsel, Employment & Litigation.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited institution
• Admission to a State Bar within the United States and in good standing
• 8+ years of employment law and litigation practice experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department

Nice To Haves

• Employment law and litigation experience at a major law firm
• California or Washington State Law licenses
• Benefits experience, including advising senior leaders and benefits professionals on a range of ERISA, fiduciary compliance, plan governance, and legal compliance matters and related plan documentation
• Executive compensation experience in-house and/or at a major law firm
• Prior in-house work experience
• Track record of working efficiently with a client-service focus in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience supporting international business operations and partnering with HR and other professionals across multiple regions
• Ability to maintain productive work relationships and work collaboratively with legal area specialists to resolve issues

Responsibilities

• Advise and support Docusign Human Resources and business partners on employment-law related matters in Docusign's North America offices, and other global locations as assigned, including hiring, performance management, terminations, discrimination, harassment, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, incentive compensation, benefits (including plan design, implementation, administration and communications), employee investigations, restructuring initiatives and corporate development (M&A) activity
• Monitor new laws, regulations and decisions affecting the substantive legal areas above and provide strategic advice to the Legal team
• Draft and negotiate offer letters and employment-related agreements, including severance, separation, restrictive covenant, retention and other employment-related agreements; draft employee-facing policies, handbooks and other resources
• Assist in designing and leading training events on employment law and benefits matters
• Manage pre-filing demands, including investigating claims, communicating with opposing counsel and negotiating resolution
• Draft and/or review pre-litigation and litigation documents, including correspondence with opposing counsel, pleadings and mediation/arbitration statements
• Manage outside counsel handling both employment and non-employment litigation, including management of budgets, directing litigation strategy, and reviewing pleadings and other documents
• Support employment-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments and divestitures, including due diligence and related integration efforts
• Provide advice and counsel on day-to-day issues as well as strategic and systemic initiatives
• Respond to attorney demand letters and agency matters, including government-initiated inquiries and audits
• Participate in the Legal department and team related projects, as assigned

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
• Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
• Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
• Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
• Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
• Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree