Senior Counsel - Employment Law

• Manage and prioritize multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead privileged internal audits and investigations.
• Manage outside counsel as necessary, including setting case strategies, instituting litigation holds, responding to discovery requests, and reviewing budgets & invoices.
• Maintain a courteous, cooperative, and professional demeanor at all times.
• Work collaboratively with all levels of internal and external clients.
• Identify legal exposures and take steps to ensure processes are in place to mitigate those exposures.
• Draft and revise employment-related agreements, templates, policies, and procedures, such as restrictive covenant agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and handbooks.
• Create and deliver engaging and educational trainings related to employment matters, such as HR best practices, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, etc.
• Work collaboratively with business partners to solve legal, risk and business issues.
• Investigate and respond to claims, demand letters, administrative complaints, audits, and other employment-related inquiries (e.g., EEOC, FEPA, DOL, OSHA/MSHA, and other state/local agencies).
• Monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities and provide strategic advice to business partners regarding the same.
• Provide legal support for acquisitions and divestitures.
• Provide legal advice to business partners, including human resources, safety, and management, on a broad range of employment issues including: recruiting and hiring, employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence, accommodations, compensation and benefits, wage and hour, workplace investigations, terminations, and contingent workforce matters.

CRH Americas, Inc. is seeking an experienced employment attorney to join its collaborative legal department. In this hands-on role, you will report to the Associate General Counsel - Employment of CRH Americas, Inc. and work closely with human resources and other business partners to provide legal counsel, strategy, and direction on a wide variety of employment law and human resources matters.

• Regular and predictable attendance at assigned times is required.
• Ability to travel domestically in the US up to 15% of calendar
• Working knowledge of Westlaw and other legal research databases.
• Knowledge of best-in-class practices with respect to employment compliance.
• 4+ years of practicing employment law as part of an in-house team or law firm.
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• License to practice law in at least one state.
• Working knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations governing employment.

This role is based at our Corporate office in the Perimeter area of Atlanta, GA - hybrid work schedule

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

• Highly competitive base pay
• Group retirement savings program
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Health and wellness programs