Senior Counsel

As Senior Counsel you will partner with Human Resources and business leaders to provide responsive and practical advice on labor and employment issues including compensation and benefits hiring leaves of absence reasonable accommodations performance management and discipline terminations traditional labor corporate reorganizations contingent worker issues and immigration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proactively review and develop employment policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance with complex and rapidly changing international federal state and local laws on diverse employment matters.
• Lead and/or assist with internal investigations.
  Manage all aspects of defending employment-related disputes and litigation including responding to complaints and attorney demand letters drafting responses to administrative charges participating in mediation and supervising outside counsel.
• Partner with Human Resources on matters impacting employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement including responding to grievances and developing strategies for negotiations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on various projects to support and maintain compliance with employment laws.
  Draft severance agreements and executive employment agreements.
• Prepare and present training on employment and labor issues to Human Resources and business leaders.
  Responsible for identifying and recommending remedial measures best practices and other action items as appropriate to further the companys employment law compliance.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned or as may be necessary such as advising on labor employment and benefits issues related to mergers acquisitions or divestitures.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited institution and active membership in good standing with any state bar (Texas preferred).

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in a law firm government or in-house position as a labor and employment law -house corporate legal department experience preferred.
• Knowledge of international state and federal laws/regulations related to employment law issues (Title VII ADEA ADA FLSA FMLA NLRA WARN etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Unquestionable integrity and ability to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to distill legal issues for executives and management.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients coworkers and colleagues.
  Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with clients and as part of a cross-functional team.
  The ability to adapt in a dynamic fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple issues and projects while being highly responsive.
• Excellent judgment in knowing how to proactively issue spot escalate issues and propose solutions.
• Strong project management experience and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead a project from initiation to completion.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time primarily domestic.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Usually normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.
• Lifting up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Driving walking sitting standing frequently.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet

DISCLAIMER: The above statements which are subject to change are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet

Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability pregnancy veteran status genetic information citizenship status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting which are subject to change are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.