What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Attorney, Labor & Employment position at Verisk?
Job Description
Join our dynamic, multi-specialized team as a Staff Attorney where you will support the Company’s employment law function by providing legal research, drafting, and advisory assistance on a broad spectrum of workplace matters. This role is ideal for an early-to mid-career attorney who is eager to grow their expertise in employment law within a dynamic corporate environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates keen analytical skills, exceptional judgment, the ability to handle sensitive matters, strong adaptability, and a collaborative mindset.
This role is based in Jersey City, NJ and will report to the Senior Counsel. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week with the option of working remotely for the remaining two days.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.
Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.
https://www.verisk.com/company/careers/
Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Verisk Employee Privacy Notice
Join our dynamic, multi-specialized team as a Staff Attorney where you will support the Company’s employment law function by providing legal research, drafting, and advisory assistance on a broad spectrum of workplace matters. This role is ideal for an early-to mid-career attorney who is eager to grow their expertise in employment law within a dynamic corporate environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates keen analytical skills, exceptional judgment, the ability to handle sensitive matters, strong adaptability, and a collaborative mindset.
This role is based in Jersey City, NJ and will report to the Senior Counsel. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week with the option of working remotely for the remaining two days.
Responsibilities
- Assist in advising HR and business leaders on employment-related issues including hiring, performance management, accommodations, leaves of absence, discipline, investigations, and terminations.
- Support employment-related aspects of corporate initiatives, including reorganizations, reductions in force, M&A activity, and employee transfers.
- Review and draft employment-related agreements such as offer letters, confidentiality agreements, and severance agreements.
- Provide guidance and interpretation of retirement and other benefit plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and related materials.
- Conduct legal research on federal, state, and local employment laws, along with various benefit‑related regulations.
- Help draft or update benefits‑related communications, notices, or policy language.
- Draft, review, and update employment policies, procedures, and employee handbook materials.
- Support compliance initiatives (e.g., wage and hour reviews, EEO, pay transparency, pay equity, conflict of interest determinations, review of compliance training modules).
- Assist in internal workplace investigations, including reviewing documents, drafting affidavits, and coordinating with internal stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Admission to at least one state bar (in-house counsel registration acceptable depending on jurisdiction).
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in employment law (law firm, government agency, or in‑house experience).
- Prior experience counseling HR/Benefits or supporting the administration of employee benefits, including health & welfare plans, paid leave programs, and related compliance obligations.
- Familiarity with retirement plan structures (e.g., 401(k), pension, non-qualified plans, deferred compensation), along with basic ERISA concepts and plan documentation review.
- Strong research, writing, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters with discretion.
- Strong knowledge of state and federal employment laws (Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, etc.) and benefits-related regulations (ERISA, COBRA, etc.).
- Prior immigration and/or litigation-related experience is a plus.
For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.
Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.
https://www.verisk.com/company/careers/
Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Verisk Employee Privacy Notice
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