Role Description
The Senior Director, Legal is a senior legal leader responsible for providing strategic and day-to-day legal support to U.S. and global operations, with a primary focus on employment and labor law, litigation management, and commercial risk support. This role partners closely with HR, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership to manage legal risk in a high-growth, highly regulated, multi-jurisdictional services environment and to deliver practical, business-oriented legal solutions.
Qualifications
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Juris Doctor (JD)
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Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
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Federal bar admission
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10–12 years of progressive legal experience
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Significant employment and labor law experience (in-house and/or law firm)
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Experience managing employment litigation, arbitrations, and agency matters
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Comfortable appearing in court or before an arbitrator
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Transactional experience, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements
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Experience advising HR and business leaders in a complex organization
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Prior in-house experience strongly preferred
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Experience supporting multi-state or global operations preferred
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Occasional travel may be required
Requirements
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Serve as a primary legal advisor on U.S. and global employment matters, including hiring, discipline, performance management, terminations, and reductions in force.
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Ensure wage and hour compliance (FLSA and state analogs), ADA, PWFA, FMLA, and state/local leave laws, including accommodation processes.
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Advise on matters related to discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and whistleblower claims.
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Provide guidance to HR and leadership on complex employee relations issues, investigations, and corrective actions.
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Draft, review, and maintain employment-related documentation, including offer letters, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, severance and separation agreements, HR policies, handbooks, and compliance materials.
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Monitor and proactively advise on changes in employment law across jurisdictions impacting Everise’s delivery model.
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Manage employment and commercial litigation matters, including EEOC, DOL, and state agency claims, employment arbitrations, and civil litigation.
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Partner with outside counsel on strategy, budgeting, and case management.
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Support drafting of pleadings, motions, discovery responses, affidavits, and settlement documentation, as appropriate.
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Coordinate internal investigations, litigation holds, and document production.
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Draft, review, and negotiate agreements supporting Everise’s client and vendor relationships, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), NDAs, vendor, technology, and professional services agreements.
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Advise on indemnification, limitation of liability, data protection, insurance, and risk allocation.
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Support client escalations and disputes in partnership with Operations and Finance.
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Support Everise’s compliance framework across employment, regulatory, and contractual obligations.
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Assist with policy development, implementation, and enforcement.
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Partner with HR, Risk, Finance, and Operations on enterprise risk mitigation initiatives.
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Support audits, regulatory inquiries, and internal compliance reviews.
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Serve as a trusted legal advisor to senior leaders, balancing legal risk with operational objectives.
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Provide clear, practical guidance in a fast-paced environment.
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Prepare executive-level legal analyses, risk assessments, and recommendations.
Company Description