Senior Legal Counsel (Employment)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to the People Team and all business units on the full range of employment law matters, CA wage and hour, PAGA, hiring, performance management, accommodations (ADA/ADAAA), leaves of…
• Provide real-time, practical, and business-oriented counsel on employee relations issues — escalations, disciplinary actions, PIPs, workplace complaints, and sensitive personnel situations.
• Advise on multi-state employment law compliance, keeping guidance current as laws change, and AI-use implications in the workplace.
• Provide guidance and counsel to employment matters pertaining to Vast global entities.
• Partner with the People team to draft, review, revise, and maintain employment policies and employee handbooks to ensure legal compliance, internal consistency, and alignment with company culture.
• Monitor and translate new and evolving federal, state, and local employment legislation, regulations, and agency guidance into actionable policy updates and business recommendations.
• Assist with the annual policy review cycle and partner with HRBPs on rollout and employee communications.
• Work alongside the company's in-house investigator on workplace investigations.

Job requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a legal role at a private company or law firm.
• Subject matter expertise in employment law at a start-up technology or high growth organization.
• JD with admission to practice law in a state bar in good standing and able to practice in-house in California.
• Familiarity with contingent workforce (e.g. staffing companies; temp/seasonal employees).
• Strong problem-solving experience and skills.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Process-oriented and team player.
• Good judgment and the ability to balance risk and productivity in a business environment with competing priorities.