Corporate Counsel , Labor & Employment

Curaleaf Culture: 

At Curaleaf, we have a passionate commitment in everything we do. From innovative products to promoting social justice, from environmental sustainability to building world-class brands, we know that none of this is possible without our Team Members, which is why we’ve committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive experience for all.

What You’ll Do:

Corporate Counsel will provide legal support to clients across Curaleaf, with a focus on employment litigation and ability to assist with advice and counsel, employment compliance projects, and training. Counsel will also be responsible for managing outside counsel and defending claims in a cost-effective manner. The successful candidate will have a proactive and strategic-focused mindset, strong litigation experience, excellent communications skills and be able to offer creative, legally compliant solutions to issues that are presented.  

• Take charge of employment litigation from attorney demands, administrative agency charges, and lawsuits in state or federal court. Handle disputes in a proactive manner to achieve the best result for the company, including managing budgets with outside counsel and reporting on litigation risks internally.
• Assist in providing timely advice and counsel for all day-to-day matters to field management and field People & Culture (P&C) on a broad range of employment law matters, including leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, wage and hour, termination/discipline, employee relations and ethics investigations. 
• Stay abreast of developments in federal, state, and local employment laws and employment legislation and manage compliance plans related to legislative changes.  
• Provide training to People & Culture and field management on various employment law topics. 
• Work closely with People & Culture to develop best practices, training, and employment strategy. 
• Assist with strategic-focused employment law compliance projects. 

What You’ll Bring:

•  J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the state bar in which the attorney resides or eligibility to practice as registered in-house counsel.
• 6 years of employment law experience including significant litigation experience gained in private practice, and/or with a large multinational corporate organization.
• Strong working knowledge of employment laws, including discrimination and employee leave matters, under federal, state, and local laws.
•  Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear, concise, organized, persuasive manner.
• Ability to work independently but also perform as a strong team player. 
• Superior interpersonal skills. Able to collaborate with diverse personalities. Tactful and flexible.
• Ability to work independently and anticipate business needs, being situationally pro-active. 
• Ability to function in a fast-paced work environment, exhibiting agility and sense of urgency, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Highly motivated and proactive; the ability to respond calmly, creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high pressure, changing environment; takes ownership and has a strong work ethic.
• Legal analysis, reasoning, and writing, including the ability to quickly integrate and synthesize facts and law to make legally sound decisions in compressed timeframes.
• Excellent judgment and ability to assess risks and take firm positions to protect the company’s interests.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to build and maintain strong relationships with relevant business groups; ability to work with a team of diverse individuals; ability to work collaboratively and as part of a Legal team that is dispersed geographically.
• Ability to travel as needed.  
• Labor law experience; union campaigns, collective bargaining, OSHA and Workers Compensation, preferred.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Retirement Plan - 401(K)
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Community Involvement Through our Rooted in Good Initiative
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Referral Payment Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Product Discounts

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

2023 Ragan’s Top Places to Work

2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies

2020 Cannabis Doing Good’s Good Neighbor Award

2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana’s Diversity & Inclusion Award

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