Employment Advice & Counsel Attorney

San Francisco, California Job Description Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has an immediate opening for an is seeking a highly skilled and seasoned off-track Employment Advice & Counsel attorney Attorney to assist with at least 8 years of experience in Employment Advising & Counseling. Resident in the firm?s Los Angeles or San Fransico office, the HR handbook and policy reviews, trainings, and compliance-related tasks. The ideal candidate will have solid possess a deep knowledge of federal, state, and local employment law, laws in multiple jurisdictions including hands-on California, coupled with the ability to craft legally compliant, practical, and business-focused workplace policies, templates, and trainings. This role also requires the proactive monitoring of legal and regulatory changes and advising clients on best practices. A basic understanding of equity compensation, employee benefit arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, pension plans, health and welfare plans (including COBRA compliance) and executive compensation arrangements, would be beneficial, though not required. This position is intended to be 60%?80% FTE, offering some flexibility. Candidates should reside in a state where Pillsbury has an office, as occasional in-office work may be required. The position can also accommodate a remote work arrangement. Primary Responsibilities: Draft, revise and review employee handbooks, onboarding documents and HR policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws (multi-jurisdictional experience handling a range to include California preferred). Analyze regulatory developments and legal trends on new or amended cases and laws impacting workplace policies. Develop templates, FAQs, and resources for clients to use as part of employment matters. The candidate should have experience their internal HR toolkits to assist with handbook reviews, employment the hiring, disciplining and termination of employees. Perform multi-jurisdictional legal and compliance reviews on topics to include sick leave, wage and hour requirements, independent contractor arrangements, pay equity, and restrictive covenants. Perform disparate impact analyses and draft separation agreements and other routine matters including but not limited WARN notices for mass layoffs. Design and deliver customized training programs for HR professionals and management on topics to harassment, wrongful termination, contract disputes, workplace include employment discrimination, harassment and whistleblower protection. If preferred by the candidate, this position can be a 60% FTE position, retaliation. Collaborate with occasional telework consistent with work responsibilities. It is required that cross-functional teams, such as HR and in-house legal departments, to create legally compliant and business-appropriate solutions and best practices. Develop and organize an internal forms database to promote efficiency and easier user access within the candidate have a Firm. Candidate Qualifications and Requirements A bachelor?s degree and a juris doctorate degree (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school. The candidate must be a member of school, with excellent academics. Membership in the California Bar. The ideal candidate should have excellent interpersonal Bar in good standing is required; multi-jurisdictional experience is highly preferred. At least 8 years of experience handling a range of employment matters, particularly in advice and counseling roles. Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills (both oral and written), skills, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of abilities, and a commitment to the ethics highest ethical standards and conduct codes that are a requirement for the proper and legal practice of the law.professional conduct. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act. California Pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on skillset and experience, is $200k - $215k. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position, please contact us at PillsburyWorkday@pillsburylaw.com.

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)

Practice Areas & Specialty

Counseling, Labor & Employment