Job Title: Labor & Employment Counsel - Lawyer

Job Code: 17442

Job Location: Melbourne, FL or Plano, TX or Salt Lake City, UT or Herndon, VA or Camden, NJ or Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule:9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are looking for a labor and employment law specialist to join our centralized Global Labor & Employment practice group, reporting to the Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Labor Employment, Benefits, Privacy and Immigration.

Essential Functions:

• Investigate, negotiate and resolve pre-litigation claims and administrative charges to drive results consistent with the company’s labor and employment claims strategy and make recommendations to Human Resources and senior management on corrective action.
• Whenever outside counsel is approved for US court litigation and international claims, manage and drive outside counsel in alignment with company employment litigation strategy.
• Actively monitor employment law changes, to ensure policies and practices are compliant
• Provide practical and business-oriented legal advice and counseling on a all aspects of labor and employment law, including: hiring, performance management, employee relations, terminations, leaves of absence and accommodations, and wage and hour.
• Develop, draft and implement a variety of workplace policies, employee training and employment-related templates and agreements in collaboration with Human Resources and other functions as appropriate
• Advise the Ethics and Compliance team and privilege investigations where appropriate in all matters involving alleged discrimination, harassment and retaliation or violation of labor and employment laws.

Qualifications:

• JD from an accredited law school and a minimum of 7 years’ experience focused on employment law.
• Member in good standing of a state bar.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Significant experience personally handling claims and administrative complaints without the use of outside counsel.
• Strong client-relations and interpersonal skills, as well as excellent judgment and superior written and oral communication and analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented, and an ability to work effectively and collaboratively.
• Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple time-sensitive tasks effectively and independently.
• California wage and hour experience a plus.
• Top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience in a publicly traded company.
• Experience working on international labor and employment law matters.

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In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area is $140,500 - $260,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.