Legal Counsel, Employment

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Legal Counsel, Employment - Carmel, IN
The Position of Legal Counsel, Employment will support and report to the Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment and will be responsible for providing proactive and practical day-to-day counseling, legal advice, and support on general U.S. employment matters including, but not limited to, hiring and termination matters, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, relevant areas of ethics and compliance program, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, wage and hour matters, and employee investigations.
Scope of Role:

• Provide proactive and practical day-to-day advice on a broad range of U.S. employment issues, including recruiting, hiring, termination, wage and hour, HR practices, performance management, discrimination, disability reasonable accommodation, religious reasonable accommodation, retaliation, relevant areas of ethics and compliance program,and other employment related matters, policies, and procedures
• Support and partner with the company's HR teams to provide guidance on employee relations issues, HR risk mitigation and general HR best practices
• Assist with the creation, implementation, interpretation and enforcement of legally compliant and effective employment processes, policies and programs that balance legal risk with business impact
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional partners to sustain and enhance employment law compliance
• Provide proactive trainings, templates, and guidance documentation support for HR teams

Responsibilities:

• Advising Human Resources on employment law matters under U.S. federal and state laws (e.g., Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, FLSA)
• Monitoring legal developments to ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws
• Assisting with internal investigations and working with the HR teams to address findings
• Drafting and revising internal HR policies, documents, procedures, and templates
• Conducting employment law compliance trainings
• Handling and responding to third party subpoenas for employee and/or employment related matters

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant legal experience providing employment law advice and counsel
• Bachelor's degree
• J.D. degree from an accredited U.S. law school
• Active and in good standing bar license
• Relevant in-house Legal Counsel experience

Additional Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building effective partnerships across constituencies within a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information and matters
• Highly motivated and collaborative partner with demonstrated ability to successfully operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently under the direction of the Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment
• Demonstrated leadership, effectiveness, good judgment and excellent attention to detail

Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there's plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, "this is your business, run with it".
• You're looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

What You'll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you "be safe, be healthy".
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited PTO
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can "serve others, not yourself"
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching

Apply Today!
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