Employment Attorney

Company Overview:

Hopdov is an HR Consulting Firm specializing in the restaurant industry. We offer comprehensive HR services to our restaurant clients, spanning the entire employee life cycle, from onboarding to offboarding. We provide advice and support on employee relations and workplace concerns, paired with proactive and progressive-based HR project work focused on implementing strong processes and systems that are essential for a solid HR foundation as well as business growth. Hopdov specializes in compliance and provides hands-on HR support to restaurant operators in New England as well as other states.

Job Description:

We are seeking an employment attorney in or around the Boston area with 2 years of experience practicing employment law in Massachusetts who is looking for a long-term role that can provide flexibility if necessary. If you’re tired of litigation and billable hours, you want to focus primarily on providing advice and counseling, nd you have an interest in human resources and the hospitality industry, this job is for you. While the role is mostly remote, the ideal candidate will have the ability to also attend in-person team and client meetings in Boston and the surrounding areas. We are open to a full-time or part time arrangement, as well as flexible hours.

Duties of position will include but not be limited to the following:

• Provide advice, counsel, and support to restaurant clients on employee relations and workplace matters that arise
• Draft/revise Employee Handbooks and other employment documents
• Draft disciplinary warnings
• Advise clients on risks related to proposed terminations and other employment actions
• Investigate employee complaints of harassment
• Advise on employee accommodations and leaves
• Research legal/compliance issues that arise
• Provide advice and hands-on assistance to clients with wage and hour compliance
• Provide management trainings on topics such as harassment prevention, performance management, and HR best practices
• Provide in-person assistance and leadership with difficult or complex employee meetings

The individual in this role must have strong interpersonal skills and intuitive hospitality.  We are seeking a candidate who thrives in a dynamic, people-focused environment and has a creative and solutions-oriented mindset. The ideal candidate is a driven, motivated self-starter who is skilled at client relations/communication and project management, and is highly organized, efficient, detail-oriented, responsive, and acts with a sense of urgency.

For full time employees, we also offer health and dental insurance, 100% employer-paid short and long term disability insurance, 401K deferral option, paid holidays, paid vacation time, and paid sick time.