Paradies Lagardère · 2 days ago
Sr. Attorney Litigation, Labor & Employment
Atlanta Metro
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expParadies Lagardère is seeking a Senior Attorney specializing in Litigation, Labor & Employment. The role involves handling a range of employment law matters, supervising outside counsel, and driving compliance with legal requests while supporting long-term strategic initiatives to reduce company risk.
Hospitality
Responsibilities
Handle range of employment law matters affecting the Company, such as charges, complaints, investigations, demands, tenders of defense, emerging issues, and the like
Drive effective results on all assigned matters in close partnership with Managing Counsel – Claims & Litigation, HR, operations, and outside counsel (as necessary), including driving general advice, periodic training, claim prevention, and strategic handling of emerging and active matters
Supervise outside counsel on labor matters and contribute directly (as appropriate) labor strategy of the Company to include management of outside counsel at bargaining table, negotiation of labor peace agreements, overseeing grievances/arbitrations, and advising on and ultimately driving comprehensive labor strategy of Company
Assist with other day-to-day litigation matters in close partnership with internal business partners and outside counsel (as necessary), including commercial general liability, insurance dispute, and commercial litigation matters
Maintain detailed documentation and information on all active legal claims for internal and external record keeping purposes, including assistance with internal financial audits, budgeting, and reserves for all types of legal claims
Drive compliance with and responses to legal and regulatory requests, including responses to subpoenas, requests for production of documents/information, ORA/FOIA requests, letters of investigation, and related preservation/e-discovery obligations
Provide input on Enterprise Risk Assessment and work closely with Compliance Manager to ensure tracking and remediation of top risks to the organization
Support long-term strategic initiatives to reduce company risk while balancing business needs
Qualification
Required
JD degree from an accredited law school with strong academic performance
Active and in good standing with at least one state bar (Georgia preferred)
4+ years of recent, relevant, proven legal experience with a major law firm and/or in-house
Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, MS Office, PowerPoint, etc.) and Relativity (or a similar e-discovery platform)
Proven ability to handle extremely sensitive and confidential information and zealously represent the company's best interests across the board
Highly motivated, self-starting, and experienced advocate who enjoys working cooperatively on a small legal team
Extremely well organized, detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment and able to solve, in a practical fashion, problems quickly and effectively
Company
Paradies Lagardère
Paradies Lagardère is the North American division of Lagardère Travel Retail, a global leader operating more than 4,900 stores across Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Foodservice in airports, railway stations and other concessions in 51 countries worldwide.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gregg Paradies
President and CEO
John Jamison
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
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