Associate Counsel - Corporate Legal

Attorney - Employment Law

The Employment Law Attorney represents Burns & McDonnell interests and provides legal advice and counsel to Human Resources, executives, management, and business leaders on employment-related legal matters. This role advises on federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; supports employee relations, workplace investigations, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance, policy development, employment litigation, agency charges, and pre-litigation disputes; and partners with internal stakeholders and outside counsel to manage employment risk and support consistent, compliant workplace practices.

Job Duties:

       Provide employment law advice and counsel to Human Resources, executives, managers, and business leaders on employee relations, investigations, discipline, accommodations, leave, wage and hour, workplace policies, and other employment matters.

       Advise on federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, NLRA, OSHA, state equivalents, and other applicable workplace laws.

       Partner with Human Resources and management to assess legal risk and provide practical, business-focused recommendations that support consistent and compliant workplace decisions.

       Draft, review, and revise employment-related agreements, policies, procedures, templates, communications, and training materials.

       Support internal workplace investigations, including intake, strategy, documentation, findings, outcomes, and remediation recommendations.

       Manage employment litigation, agency charges, demand letters, subpoenas, and pre-litigation disputes in partnership with outside counsel.

       Represent or support Company responses before federal, state, and local agencies, including EEOC, DOL, OSHA, NLRB, and state human rights or labor agencies.

       Conduct internal training on employment law topics, including harassment prevention, accommodations, leave management, wage and hour, documentation, and workplace compliance.

       Monitor legislative, regulatory, and case law developments and advise on required policy, practice, and training updates.

       Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Human Resources, Legal, business leaders, and outside counsel.

       Provide regular reports to General Counsel and HR leadership regarding employment matters, risk trends, litigation, agency activity, and compliance initiatives.

       Participate in employment-related risk management and compliance initiatives.

       Performs other duties as assigned

       Complies with all policies and standards

• JD ABA Accredited Juris Doctor Degree required

• Ability to become and remain an active member in good standing of Missouri bar

• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including anti-discrimination, accommodation, leave, wage and 

  hour, retaliation, labor relations, and workplace safety requirements.

• Experience advising Human Resources and business leaders on employee relations, performance management, investigations, discipline, separations, accommodations, and leave matters.

• Experience managing or supporting employment litigation, agency charges, demand letters, subpoenas, and pre-litigation employment disputes.

• Ability to draft, review, and interpret employment policies, procedures, agreements, releases, settlement agreements, templates, and employee 

  communications.

• Demonstrated ability to balance legal risk, business needs, employee experience, and consistent policy application in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive and confidential employment matters.

• Experience with law review or other journal writing activity required.

• Must be able to prioritize responsibilities to manage a large workload and very tight deadlines.

• Ability to work in teams and demonstrated leadership and organization skills as an accomplished mentor and team builder.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; detail-oriented, practical, collaborative, and professional.

• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction Upon hire / maintained throughout employment required