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Corporate Counsel-Employment and Litigation
About Renaissance
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.
Job Description
The Corporate Counsel – Employment & Litigation is an integral member of the HR and Legal teams at Renaissance. The role has a highly-matrixed reporting structure—with guidance from Chief People Officer, Vice President of HR Service Delivery, and Chief Legal Officer, the Corporate Counsel – Employment & Litigation will work closely with HR teams and business partners to provide employment and litigation advice. The role is responsible for managing litigation and dispute matter; creating and supporting strategic and proactive HR compliance programs and policies; and identifying trends, risks, and opportunities related to employment practices within Renaissance.
For this role as Corporate Counsel-Employment & Litigation, you will:
- Provide sound, practical, and business-oriented legal advice on a range of federal, state, local and international employment law issues, encompassing the full employment cycle.
- Partner closely with the HR leaders and team members in the US and internationally to evaluate and evolve current employment practices, compliance, policies, and trainings. Recommend and execute on updated processes to ensure compliance with relevant laws.
- Advise leaders and HR on legal risk related to re-organizations, employee terminations, and other employment actions.
- Manage employment litigation matters, including responding to attorney demand letters, effectively negotiating resolution of claims, management of outside counsel, liaising with business units and insurance carriers on case strategies to achieve desired outcomes, and making recommendations to HR and senior management on corrective actions and dispute resolutions.
- Draft and review employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, release agreements, and other documents related to the employee life cycle to ensure they are comprehensive, enforceable, and consistent with Renaissance values.
- In cooperation with legal team, review and support vendor agreements for employment operations.
- Develop and deliver legal trainings for members of the HR team and other business partners on issues related to employment law and compliance with Renaissance policy.
- Support corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, and international expansion, with counsel on employment law matters such as due diligence, integration planning, and review of employment-related agreements and provisions.
- Remain current on employment laws and changes in multiple jurisdictions and partner with other departments to understand and implement any necessary changes.
- Select and manage outside employment legal counsel, including outside counsel spend.
- Support compliance and ethics initiatives, including investigations and audits.
In this role as Corporate Counsel – Employment & Litigation, you should have:
- J.D. degree and membership in good standing in at least one bar;
- At least six years of experience in the field of employment law and litigation; a mix of law firm and in-house experience is preferred.
- Experience handling employment litigation matters, including managing outside counsel and litigation costs.
- Demonstrable knowledge of employment laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act, and willingness to learn applicable international laws. This includes experience with performance management strategies, workplace investigations, and other HR practices and procedures.
- Or other equivalent experience and/or education.
Other General Skills
- Ability to organize and manage multiple, competing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving organization.
- Strong communication and influence skills with both internal clients as well as external organizations and outside counsel.
- Capability to exercise judgment and discretion in handling confidential information and situations.
- Honed critical reasoning and problem-solving skills with a focus on conflict resolution.
- Willingness and aptitude to mentor and train others in areas of expertise.
- Proficiency in (or ability to learn) AI tools to create efficiencies, automate processes, and improve outcomes in area of expertise.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-Remote
The below compensation range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.
Salary Range
$145,800 - $180,000 USD
Benefits for eligible US employees include:
- World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs
Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!
Equal Opportunity Employer
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Reasonable Accommodations
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
Employment Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
For more information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com
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