Associate General Counsel – Employment

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a key resource for business leaders and HR professionals regarding multi-jurisdictional issues related to recruiting and hiring, benefits and compensation, performance management, discipline, and termination.
• Provide legal support for development of multi-jurisdictional workplace policies and processes regarding compensation and benefits, conduct, discipline, and performance.
• Draft key employee and partner agreements in a variety of jurisdictions, including offer letters, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, partnership agreements, and related documents.
• Provide counsel for global workplace related grievances, pre-litigation claims, and litigation including investigation and risk assessment, issue resolution, and proactive issue prevention.
• Select and manage relevant outside counsel within budgetary guidelines to obtain desired results.
• Collaborate with professionals from across the firm to draw on their specialist expertise when necessary.
• Identify, design, and implement improvements in these processes on a continuous basis in alignment with the firm’s strategy, and with consideration of metrics and data, market factors, and best practices.
• Maintain a current knowledge of legal issues of importance to the firm through participation in continuing legal education and membership in appropriate bar and professional associations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• J.D. from an accredited institution, and admission to the state bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. 
• Minimum 10 years legal practice experience in employment counseling and litigation in a law firm or in-house environment. In-house experience at a multi-national law firm or corporation is beneficial.
• Extensive experience with U.S. employment laws and regulations and related claims/litigation. Experience with jurisdictions outside the U.S. would be advantageous.
• Extensive experience conducting and supervising internal investigations related to employment matters, including conducting and managing electronic discovery.
• Extensive experience drafting a variety of workplace related agreements and policies.
• Experience managing litigation, including managing outside counsel.

• Innovative, driven to excel, and able to envision the big picture goal while also attending to the details necessary to effectively execute the work. 
• Effective leadership skills.
• Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal.
• Sophisticated critical thinking skills, able to ask relevant questions and solve complex problems in creative and sustainable ways. 
• Effective influencing and networking skills that result in collaborative relationships across the firm. 
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Possesses the highest ethical standards, integrity, credibility, and character.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to build interdepartmental relationships at all levels and drive consensus on legal matters among multiple stakeholders.
• Calm under pressure, ability to pivot with shifting priorities, and truly enjoy collaborating with diverse teams across the globe.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. All full-time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

Pay Transparency Range:

The anticipated full-time annualized salary range for New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Washington, DC: $275,000.00-$400,000.00.

The salary offer will be contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.   

Qualified candidates with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable:  City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law. 

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.