Practice Group Leader and Chief Legal Counsel - Employment and Labor Affairs

The Employment and Labor Affairs Practice Group provides legal advice and opinions to The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation and its affiliates. Overall responsibilities are to inform clients of rights and obligations under employment and labor laws; monitor, review, and comment on proposed legislation; review and draft policies and procedures; negotiate, review, and draft various types of agreements; develop and facilitate training; represent clients before governmental agencies, in court, or during arbitration proceedings; lead, facilitate, or serve on multidisciplinary committees; develop strategic positions and review or propose courses of action; manage union avoidance activities in coordination with local labor relations offices. Senior Counsel is also responsible for advancing the professional development of practice group members.

Role Accountabilities:

• Representing clients before various local, State, and federal regulatory agencies regarding administrative charges or complaints filed by employees.
• Developing and providing training to human resources staff, management and executives regarding compliance with all employment, labor laws, including but not limited to the Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, American’s With Disability Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as other laws impacting corporate employers.
• Drafting and negotiating, severance, settlement, non-compete, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and other agreements.
• Reviewing, drafting and updating human resources and other corporate policies and procedures.
• Directing and reviewing all internal investigations of alleged violations of fair employment laws and all investigatory reports.
• Participating in the internal investigation resolution committee and overseeing follow-up with committee recommendations
• Providing legal opinions and guidance to insure clients understand obligations they must meet to comply with labor and employment-related laws and regulations.
• Reviewing and drafting proposed legislation.
• Advising clients concerning compliance with their collective bargaining agreements.
• Preparing clients to testify at depositions and before administrative agencies.
• Representing clients at arbitrations and in court litigation.
• Recommending solutions to client’s employment and labor law matters.
• Evaluating and commenting on proposed legislation and regulations and working with the Johns Hopkins Office of Government Affairs and outside entities as necessary to protect client interests.
• Providing legal support and project management to multidisciplinary/multi-affiliate committees and working group

Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school. Continuing legal education involving legal seminars, review and study of legal periodicals and review of judicial decisions and legislative enactments and pronouncements.
• Member in good standing of the Maryland Bar or eligible to become licensed to practice in Maryland.
• A minimum of ten (10) + years at the Bar including 5-7 years of management experience with significant business impact.
• In-depth knowledge in the areas of federal, state, and local laws applicable to labor and employment matters; judicial decisions related to labor and employment matters; legislative and regulatory processes.
• Strong ability to manage/handle civil litigation matters and Local/State/Federal agency filings