Senior Director, Legal Affairs, Labor & Employment, Safety & Security

OC Sports & Entertainment•Anaheim, CA

28d•$210,000 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

A great experience starts with you! Join our team to help create and develop the future of live entertainment and sports in Orange County! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel best suit you, as an applicant, you can always see your application status in your profile. Mission: To enrich the lives in our community through shared experiences, welcoming spaces, and responsible actions. Vision: We will be the social and entertainment center of Orange County – a place where the cultural kaleidoscope of the region converges and connects. Our vibrant, rich collection of experiences will celebrate the diversity of our community. Values: Be Safe | Do the Right Thing | Be Generous | Include Everyone | Make it Easy | Be Bold The Senior Director, Legal Affairs is responsible for delivering legal support to OCSE, with a focus on providing labor and employment advice and counsel to the Company’s Human Resources team, providing legal advice to the Security team on their policies and procedures, managing the Company’s employment litigation portfolio, and advising on occupational health and safety activities, responding to law enforcement requests, and other regulatory matters. This role is responsible for leading the health and safety team and ensuring compliance with Cal/OSHA. This role ensures timely responses to legal inquiries, effective communication on complex legal issues with cross-functional stakeholders, and autonomous skilled management of employment litigation.

Requirements

6+ years of legal practicing experience, with minimum of 2 years of in-house experience in a corporate law department and extensive labor and employment experience
Litigation, California wage and hour law, and traditional labor experience
Legal research and writing experience
Excellent organization and communication skills (verbal and written)
Comfortability in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Doctoral or Professional Degree

Responsibilities

Oversee a variety of labor and employment litigation matters, including case strategy, managing outside counsel, and monitoring progress
Provide legal advice regarding guest and employee claims and work with Risk Management and Human Resources to proactively address incidents
Provide advice on a wide variety of legal issues, including but not limited to liability, regulations, employment law, and law enforcement inquiries to minimize risk
Work with business teams to identify and implement risk reduction strategies and help inform executive decision-making
Partner with the Company’s ownership group’s legal team to ensure the Company’s development and deployment of legal strategies is consistent with the ownership group’s labor and employment, litigation, compliance, and exposure containment philosophies and strategies across its enterprise
Coordinate and provide reporting to the ownership group’s legal team on relevant matters, including exposure analysis and providing regular updates on compliance efforts and material litigation, labor, and employment developments.
Partner with the Company’s Security team to review and develop policies and procedures in furtherance of opening and readiness for worldwide events and SAFETY Act certification
Respond to employment related inquiries and subpoenas
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the Company’s HR department on employment and labor relations matters, including employee relations, compliance, reasonable accommodations, performance management, and dispute resolution
Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to minimize legal risks for the Company, including in coordination with the ownership group’s legal team for enterprise-wide strategic initiatives or as otherwise appropriate
Oversee internal investigations to ensure legal privilege and provide strategic advice on outcomes and actions
Design and deliver training programs to ensure compliance with legal standards and best practices
Collaborate with other departments to support business projects and simplify complex legal issues for non-legal team members and serve as a trusted advisor
Facilitate internal and external discovery processes, including document review and production
Review and approve standard motions and other litigation documents
Provide ongoing mentorship and support to junior legal team members
Perform other duties and projects as assigned