Corporate Counsel Ii - Employment

Position Purpose:

This position requires an employment law specialization to represent the Company in employment legal claims, agency charges (EEO and state equivalent), and litigation. Prior in-house experience and/or employment class action experience are a plus. The ultimate objective of this position is to minimize the legal exposure of the Company in employment legal matters. Advises and consults with managers and other departments on various HR and employment legal issues, and educates internal clients on proactive measures and approaches to reducing potential legal exposure.

• Litigates federal, state, and local employment law claims, administrative charges and lawsuits involving Home Depot.
• Manages outside counsel on handling employment claims, charges and lawsuits.
• Advises various departments and managers on a wide range of HR and employment legal issues in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Supervises and conducts appropriate legal research for all pending legal work.
• Collaborates and supervised THD Legal Specialists, and partners with internal THD HR resources regarding claims, charges, lawsuits, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Defends employment claims, administrative charges and lawsuits involving The Home Depot.
• Collaborates and interacts with outside counsel regarding claims, lawsuits, et. al.
• Advises various departments and managers on a diverse range of legal issues.
• Supervises and conducts appropriate legal research for all pending legal work.
• May draft and file annual disclosure documents with various government agencies.
• May manage and track budgets.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to Assistant General Counsel
• Areas of specialization are Employment Law, Employee Relations and Litigation

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• No additional qualifications

Minimum Education:

• The completion of a Juris Doctor or equivalent and required certifications for practicing law.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 6

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Proven drafting and negotiation skills
• The ability to manage numerous outside counsel
• The ability to work independently on numerous activities and prioritize them properly while meeting deadlines.
• The ability to confront conflict and difficult issues in a professional, assertive and proactive manner.
• The self-starting ability to aggressively tackle new responsibilities and initiatives prior to receiving sufficient training or completely clear direction.
• The ability to develop, organize, implement and manage standard procedures and train outside counsel and paralegals in the procedures.
• High degree of oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical skills.