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Bally’s Corporation · 2 days ago

Senior Legal Counsel- Employment

Providence, RI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $135K/yr

7+ years exp

Bally’s Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence. The Senior Counsel - Employment will serve as the primary legal advisor regarding all employment and labor matters, helping to develop and implement legal strategies while advising management on risks and avoidance.

CasinoGamblingHospitalityOnline GamesResorts

Responsibilities

Functions as inhouse subject matter expert related to providing guidance on employment laws and regulations and advising on employee relations issues like harassment claims, discrimination, disability accommodations, medical leaves, wage and hour issues, and terminations

Drafts and revises employment-related agreements, templates, policies, and procedures, such as restrictive covenant agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and handbooks

Oversees and manages (either independently or with outside counsel) all aspects of employment counseling, litigation, administrative charges, and threats of claims

Conducts and supervises internal investigations, including conducting document/factual collection and analysis, and conducting witness interviews

Independently and proactively monitors and provides guidance on novel or complex employment law matters

Builds partnerships with all levels of Human Resources (including Labor subject matter experts) to provide oversight, consistency, and legal guidance

Analyzes data and trends to develop and implement strategies and tactics for risk evaluation and avoidance

Assists Bally’s legal department with setting a budget for and managing all legal expenditures for outside counsel

Works cross-functionally with teams to mitigate employment-related risk and to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations

Advises in-house attorneys and company management on strategy and resolution of employment and labor matters

Collaborates with outside counsel to efficiently manage all aspects of assigned matters, including staffing, counseling and litigation strategy, budgets, work product, discovery and developing initiatives for reducing outside counsel spend

Coordinates with the SVP and General Counsel on periodic reporting of employment litigation results, budgets, forecasts, exposure analysis and litigation strategies, as well as evaluating expenses and reserves with the Company’s independent auditors, risk managers, and business unit leaders

Other duties as assigned by management

Qualification

JD from accredited law schoolLicensed to practice lawEmployment counseling experienceLitigation experienceIn-house legal experienceLegal strategy developmentRisk evaluationCollaboration with HRInternal investigations