Employment Counsel

Description

Mercer Advisors is a comprehensive wealth management firm serving individuals, families, endowments, and foundations. As one of the few firms who can deliver on a full-suite of wealth management capabilities, Mercer Advisors helps our clients with customized financial planning, investment management, proactive tax planning and preparation, retirement planning, estate planning, and corporate trustee services. Our staff of over 500 employees includes advisor teams across ~50 offices who collaborate with specialists including investment strategists, estate lawyers, CPAs, and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals, to deliver an integrated standard of financial care for our clients.

Job Summary:

This position will provide guidance and consultation on a variety of legal matters including but not limited to employment law, general litigation, and employment-related matters. 

Essential Job Functions for the Employment Counsel will include:

• Researching and advising on employment law matters
• Drafting, revising, and negotiating the terms of employment-related documents
• Participating in internal investigations, as well as the navigation and resolution of employment disputes
• Assisting in creating and revising both national and state-specific employment policies
• Participating in resolving, and/or preparing for litigation in, non-employment disputes in their pre-litigation stages
• Management of outside counsel in ongoing litigation for both employment and non-employment matters
• Supporting M&A due diligence efforts (related to employment and litigation), drafting of M&A-related employment documents, and post-deal integration
• Maintaining a current working knowledge of new laws and regulatory developments
• Performing other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state (Colorado preferred)
• 1 to 3 years of litigation experience in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Experience in employment law
• Financial services experience preferred
• Strong drafting, research and writing skills
• Knowledge of and experience with federal securities law including the Investment Advisor Act of 1940 preferred
• Ability to work effectively with teams and independently, as well as manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills

Work Schedule

Daytime and evening hours as needed

Working Conditions

Professional office environment.  Working inside.  Standing and sitting.  Will be assigned to a workstation. No heavy lifting over 10 lbs. 

Salary

Employee will be eligible for annual bonus compensation programs.

Benefits

Mercer Advisors offers a competitive and robust benefit package to our employees.   Our benefit programs are focused on meeting all of our employees and their eligible dependents health and welfare needs. We offer the following:

• Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance up to 2x your base salary
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Three medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions on a per pay period basis if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan
• Two comprehensive Dental Plans
• Vision Insurance Plan
• Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care
• 13 company Paid Holidays with a full week off for Thanksgiving week
• Paid Time Off programs –  accrued vacation of 15 days (3 weeks) and accrued sick of 10 days (2 weeks) per service year
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Family Medical Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) Savings Plan with per pay period employer match
• Pet Insurance

We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting.

Mercer Advisors provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to age, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by law in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Mercer Advisors provides equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and employee relations, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.