Principal Corporate Counsel - Employment Law & Litigation

At Lifetouch (part of the Shutterfly family of brands), we believe there is extraordinary power in self-expression. Built on the tradition of “Picture Day”, Lifetouch has captured the unique personalities of children and families for more than 85 years.

Lifetouch is looking for an outstanding, collaborative, and strategic attorney to manage employment law and consumer litigation for the company. This role will report to the Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel, who leads the Lifetouch legal team and will be the primary point of contact and legal partner to the Lifetouch Human Resources team. In this role you will provide practical, commercially focused and risk-weighted advice on a broad range of employment, benefits, and related compliance matters and oversee the company’s employment and consumer litigation. You will partner with the business to manage complex legal projects to reduce the company’s employment and litigation risk profile, including trainings and process changes.

The successful candidate for this role will have deep experience in employment counseling and litigation, be excited to partner with the business to achieve the best outcomes for the company, and have outstanding communication, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills. We value collaboration and collegiality, so you should feel comfortable working with a wide variety of stakeholders, both in Legal and the business. This role will have a direct report, so you should bring a coach/player management skillset. The successful candidate will be excited to work in a generalist role where no two days are the same and you are consistently learning and growing your skills.

What You’ll Do Here

The Assistant General Counsel (Principal Corporate Counsel), Employment Law & Litigation may perform the following duties:

• Advise on employment matters, both domestically and internationally, including state and federal compliance (e.g., ADA, ADEA, Title VII, PDA, FMLA, FLSA, WARN Act, USERRA and state/municipal equivalents), disciplinary actions, wage and hour issues, investigations, disability and religious accommodations, positions eliminations and group workforce reductions
• Support resolution of employment arbitrations and litigation matters, including the selection and management of outside counsel
• Support resolution of federal, state and local agency claims and charges
• Respond to day-to-day policy issues raised within the organization and, according to circumstances, provide guidance and recommendations for problem resolution
• Review, interpret and make recommendations to stakeholders for improvement of HR policies, procedures and programs
• Manage a wide variety of employment related disputes and litigation matters, including class actions and workers comp matters
• Draft employee-facing policies, handbooks and other resources, enhance our checklists, processes, templates and forms
• Advise on deferred compensation plans and programs, employee health and safety programs, and employee privacy issues
• Design and present training on employment law matters
• Actively monitor new laws, regulations and decisions affecting the substantive areas of employment law and litigation and provide strategic advise to the Legal and HR teams
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of industry-leading practices and trends
• Draft and negotiate offer letters and employment-related agreements, including severance, restrictive covenant, retention, and other agreements
• Provide employment law support for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• At least six years of relevant general employment law experience partnering with business, HR and legal stakeholders on employment law issues, including investigations, terminations and reductions in force and implementing or improving the process related to those matters
• Experience with hands-on management of employment litigation matters across a variety of areas
• Knowledge and experience with California employment law and litigation
• Experience designing and delivering training on employment topics to non-lawyers
• Experience identifying relevant best practices and demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal/relationship-building skills, including the ability to communicate legal considerations to non-lawyers
• Highly responsive, flexible, collaborative with a "dive in, get it done" attitude
• Ability to adapt to multiple and changing demands and juggle different priorities
• Capacity to multi-task and handle unanticipated situations and effectively work under pressure
• Ability to influence and provide timely and effective legal and business advice, support and training at all organizational levels
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Good business judgment and sound decision-making
• Depending on where the position is located, travel to California and Minnesota may be required. Additional travel may be required
• Must have a JD degree from an accredited law school
• Must be a member in good standing of the applicable US state bar
  
  

We Would Love It If You Also

• Have experience with hands-on management of consumer litigation claims and matters
• Have experience managing paralegals or other team members
• Have experience managing outside counsel on employment-related matters and litigation
• Are familiar with workers’ compensation and auto/general liability matters
• Have experience partnering with global stakeholders on employment law issues in Canada
  
  

This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis until filled.

The compensation package for this role is based on multiple factors, such as job level, responsibilities, location, and candidate experience. The base pay ranges included below are specific to the locations listed, and may not be applicable to other locations.

Minnesota: [$156,000-$187,250]

This position may be eligible for a bonus incentive, health benefits, a 401K program, and other employee perks. More details about our company benefits can be found at https://shutterflyinc.com/benefits/.