Job Title: Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Employment

Department: Legal

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

About Acrisure:

Acrisure is a global Fintech leader that combines the best of humans and high tech to offer multiple financial products and services to millions of businesses and individual clients. We connect clients to solutions that help them protect and grow what matters, including Insurance, Reinsurance, Cyber Services, Mortgage Origination and more.

Acrisure employs over 17,000 entrepreneurial colleagues in 21 countries and has grown from $38 million to $4.3 billion in revenue in just over ten years. Our culture is defined by our entrepreneurial spirit and all that comes with it: innovation, client centricity and an indomitable will to win. 

Position Overview:

The Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Employment, position will support Acrisure’s Human Resources functions, with responsibility to provide labor and employment counseling and transactional support. The position reports to the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment. This role is intended for a hard-working, forward-thinking labor and employment attorney seeking to build an in-house career in a fast-paced, corporate environment.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall legal and compliance support to the Human Resources function at the direction of the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment.
• Provide legal advice to internal clients, including senior management and HR professionals, on broad range of employment related matters including but not limited to, discrimination, harassment, benefits, performance, wage and hour laws, employee classification, employee benefits, employment agreements, reduction in force, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, WARN, USERRA, state-level laws and compliance, and employment-related policies.
• Manage dispute resolution and pre-litigation investigations, including assessing federal and state agency charges, complaints, and attorney demand letters; developing strategies to resolve them; engaging and supervising outside counsel as applicable; and providing clear, concise, and accurate guidance;
• Draft, review and negotiate HR-related contracts, including, but not limited to, employment agreements and separation agreements;
• Track and maintain employment matters in company system and keep timely records to support accurate and up-to-date reporting and metrics; 
• Support business strategic initiatives and projects, including U.S. and global policy development; and
• Project-manage and partner with stakeholders to build long-term, sustainable processes and policies that support legal compliance and risk mitigation as the company scales.

Education/Experience:

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited nationally recognized law school;
• Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction;
• 6+ years of relevant law firm and/or in-house experience required;
• Experience counseling multi-state employers, particularly California, preferred.

Qualifications:

• Able to exercise exemplary interpersonal skills and communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively with business leaders and other professionals and colleagues at all levels of an organization. Able to cultivate and navigate relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal direction, being a resourceful problem-solver; making decisions which reflect good quality judgement and integrity.
• Exercises a proactive approach to solving issues and a strong multi-tasker who can thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving, work environment.
• The capacity to quickly learn about Acrisure and its businesses and industries in which they operate and show a commitment to living Acrisure’s values.

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