Job Description
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. In the United States, Curaleaf currently operates in 17 states with 147 dispensaries and employs nearly 5,200 team members. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence
Our corporate social responsibility is Rooted in Good. We believe in taking corporate and social responsibility very seriously, from our educational outreach to national partnerships, state-wide initiatives and local causes. Giving back to the communities where we operate is important to us and helps to change old attitudes by showing the positive impact of cannabis in creating jobs, changing lives, and helping local communities. Social Responsibility | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence
Our Mission: To enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant.
Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.
Our Values:
- Lead and Inspire.
- Commit to Win.
- ONE Curaleaf.
- Driven to Deliver Excellence.
Curaleaf Culture:
At Curaleaf, we have a passionate commitment in everything we do. From innovative products to promoting social justice, from environmental sustainability to building world-class brands, we know that none of this is possible without our Team Members, which is why we've committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive experience for all.
What You'll Do:
Corporate Counsel will provide legal support to clients across Curaleaf, with a focus on employment litigation and ability to assist with advice and counsel, employment compliance projects, and training. Counsel will also be responsible for managing outside counsel and defending claims in a cost-effective manner. The successful candidate will have a proactive and strategic-focused mindset, strong litigation experience, excellent communications skills and be able to offer creative, legally compliant solutions to issues that are presented.
- Take charge of employment litigation from attorney demands, administrative agency charges, and lawsuits in state or federal court. Handle disputes in a proactive manner to achieve the best result for the company, including managing budgets with outside counsel and reporting on litigation risks internally.
- Assist in providing timely advice and counsel for all day-to-day matters to field management and field People & Culture (P&C) on a broad range of employment law matters, including leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, wage and hour, termination/discipline, employee relations and ethics investigations.
- Stay abreast of developments in federal, state, and local employment laws and employment legislation and manage compliance plans related to legislative changes.
- Provide training to People & Culture and field management on various employment law topics.
- Work closely with People & Culture to develop best practices, training, and employment strategy.
- Assist with strategic-focused employment law compliance projects.
What You'll Bring:
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the state bar in which the attorney resides or eligibility to practice as registered in-house counsel.
- 6+ years of employment law experience including significant litigation experience gained in private practice, and/or with a large multinational corporate organization.
- Strong working knowledge of employment laws, including discrimination and employee leave matters, under federal, state, and local laws.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear, concise, organized, persuasive manner.
- Ability to work independently but also perform as a strong team player.
- Superior interpersonal skills. Able to collaborate with diverse personalities. Tactful and flexible.
- Ability to work independently and anticipate business needs, being situationally pro-active.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced work environment, exhibiting agility and sense of urgency, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Highly motivated and proactive; the ability to respond calmly, creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high pressure, changing environment; takes ownership and has a strong work ethic.
- Legal analysis, reasoning, and writing, including the ability to quickly integrate and synthesize facts and law to make legally sound decisions in compressed timeframes.
- Excellent judgment and ability to assess risks and take firm positions to protect the company's interests.
- Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to build and maintain strong relationships with relevant business groups; ability to work with a team of diverse individuals; ability to work collaboratively and as part of a Legal team that is dispersed geographically.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Labor law experience; union campaigns, collective bargaining, OSHA and Workers Compensation, preferred.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Retirement Plan - 401(K)
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Community Involvement Through our Rooted in Good Initiative
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Referral Payment Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Product Discounts
Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:
2023 Ragan's Top Places to Work
2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
2020 Cannabis Doing Good's Good Neighbor Award
2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana's Diversity & Inclusion Award
Follow us on Social Media
Instagram: @curaleaf.usa
Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc
Not all benefits listed above are available to all employees at all locations.
Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as requires by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.
Current Curaleaf employees should use our internal job board to submit an application for current openings: https://app2.greenhouse.io/internal_job_board