Sr Employment and Litigation Counsel
Sr Employment and Litigation Counsel
Posted on :
15-03-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 150000 - 230000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
15-03-2025
Job Description
About the Legal Team
Varos Legal team is responsible for all things legal at Varo. This means that we support the
business by: identifying and highlighting any legal risks interpreting law and providing compliance
recommendations conducting contract reviews and negotiations support for licensing Varo IP asset
management Varo Product reviews drafting product disclosure support for corporate financing
rounds managing shareholder communications engaging directly with regulatory bodies and more.
We also manage our team of outside counsels maintain a repository of all legal documents and are
responsible for Varos Privacy and other policies.
About the role
Varo is seeking an exceptional attorney to support our Human Resources and business
partners on employment law matters in Varos locations providing pragmatic risk
weighted advice on a broad range of employment benefits and related compliance
matters. This role will also support nonemployment litigation and oversee thirdparty
claims affecting Varos business. This role involves leading and handling cuttingedge
and complex legal projects and matters.
What youll be doing
- Advise and support Varo Human Resources and business partners on employmentlaw related matters 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
- Maintain subject matter expertise and actively 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 employmentrelated agreements including severance separation restrictive covenant retention and other employmentrelated agreements; draft employeefacing policies handbooks and other resources
- Assist in designing and leading training events on employment law and benefits matters
- Manage arbitrations prefiling demands including investigating claims communicating with opposing counsel and negotiating resolution
- Draft and/or review prelitigation and litigation documents including correspondence with opposing counsel pleadings and mediation/arbitration statements
- Manage outside counsel handling both employment and nonemployment litigation including management of budgets directing litigation strategy and reviewing pleadings and other documents
- Support employmentrelated aspects of mergers acquisitions strategic investments and divestitures including due diligence and related integration efforts
- Advise and counsel on both daytoday issues as well as strategic and systemic initiatives
- Respond to attorney demand letters and agency matters including governmentinitiated inquiries and audits
Youll bring the following required skills and experiences
- J.D. with top academic credentials
- Admitted and in good and active standing to practice law in California or Utah
- 79 years extensive experience in employment law and litigation experience at a major law firm
- 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 inhouse and/or at a major law firm
- Track record of working efficiently with a clientservice focus in a fastpaced dynamic environment
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to interact with legal and business leaders internally and externally
- Processoriented a with desire for constant improvement and development of best practices
- Hardworking and a selfstarter with the ability to operate independently with minimal supervision in a fastpaced environment and meet tight deadlines
- Strong integrity and commitment to ethics
$150000 $230000 a year
For cash compensation we set standard ranges for all USbased roles based on function level and geographic location benchmarked against similarstage growth companies. Per applicable law the salary range for this role is $150000 $230000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range.
#MidSenior
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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