Associate General Counsel - Employment Compliance & Litigation

Overview

At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), we create packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet.  We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world.  Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey.  For more information, visit the Careers page our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

The Legal Team is seeking an Associate Counsel – Employment Compliance & Litigation, to be located in Evansville, Indiana, to provide advice, counseling, and litigation management for all of Berry’s U.S. business units. You will report to the Vice President – Labor & Compliance and work closely with human resources, business units, functional leaders, and the executive leadership team. 

Responsibilities

• Support Human Resources and other business teams by providing timely, on-going, on-demand legal counsel and strategic guidance related to employee issues, such as performance management, reasonable accommodations, employees leaves, drug testing, hiring/background checks, team member misconduct, and workplace investigations 
• Assist with the development of policies, standard forms, and processes for HR 
• Draft and conduct trainings on relevant employment law topics for HR 
• Monitor rapidly changing federal, state, and local employment law developments 
• Manage all aspects of Company dealings with administrative agencies that regulate the work environment in areas of discrimination, harassment, and EEO laws, including the EEOC and its state and local-level equivalents 
• Evaluate and provide tactical and strategic advice and manage litigation arising out of employment disputes; negotiate and draft settlements and other resolution documents 
• Supervise and direct outside counsel (where direct support is not possible) in litigation and non-litigation matters 

Qualifications

• The successful candidate must have a law degree and appropriate license to practice law 
• 5 - 8 years practicing law with a primary emphasis in employment law compliance and litigation 
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills 
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate with all levels of management, including strong presentation skills 
• Excellent organizational skills; high energy; a willingness to learn; and a commitment to the highest ethical standards 
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and resolve complex legal issues in compliant, creative, business friendly, and cost-effective ways 
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
• Ability and willingness to travel 15% of the time