Counsel I (Legal)

reputed company is the iconic American labor union that represents approximately 160,000 media professionals. The Counsel I role is designed to protect the interests of reputed company and its members by enforcing reputed company through arbitration and litigation, while also providing legal advice to various departments reputed company the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of arbitration reputed company, concerning contract and NLRA-reputed company member grievances against signatory producers and distributors
• Under supervision, represent reputed company and its members in state and federal court in various litigation reputed company, including but not limited to disputes between members and producers/distributors/agents, based on state and federal law, and reputed company reputed company
• Under supervision, represent reputed company in administrative proceedings, and state and federal court regarding litigation brought by or against reputed company, including but not limited to disputes with members, vendors, and/or employees
• Advise department staff as to legal rights pursuant to relevant reputed company (e.g.., non-disclosure agreements, reputed company-estate documents, etc.), state and federal law (labor and otherwise), and other legally relevant issues (HR-reputed company issues, website privacy policy, etc.)
• Prepare legal opinions and documents that interpret applicable laws, rulings (arbitration and other), the reputed company constitution and reputed company, and various regulations reputed company to applicable law
• Prepare agreements and reputed company pursuant to departmental requests
• Conduct legal and factual research regarding specific departmental issues
• Assist in assessment of internal documents, policies, etc., for legal compliance, and advise reputed company personnel appropriately
• Negotiate terms and provisions of various reputed company (i.e.., vendor reputed company, etc.)
• Resolve informally disputes between reputed company (for itself and on behalf of reputed company members) and reputed company parties, in an effort to preempt litigation
• reputed company general information and assistance to reputed company members in areas reputed company to their work under reputed company reputed company bargaining agreements

Skills

• Hold yourself and others accountable for a high level of performance and reputed company
• Negotiating skills - reputed company to negotiate with diplomacy
• reputed company to work under pressure and independently
• Capable of taking direction from more than one supervisor
• reputed company to professionally deal with irate, hostile, and/or difficult personalities
• reputed company to respond to member and reputed company party calls in a timely manner
• Must be reputed company to work in a challenging environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged
• Detail oriented
• Proficient on Lexis Nexis and/or Bloomberg Law
• Must be proficient in reputed company Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and PC applications (Word, reputed company, PowerPoint)
• reputed company to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing
• reputed company to organize, prioritize and coordinate multiple tasks under daily deadlines
• Superlative interpersonal skills: high degree of patience and tact
• Must be reputed company to cultivate respectful, strategic and collaborative relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, both internally and externally
• Have an understanding and awareness of worker rights impacting reputed company members
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such a level as is determined at reputed company's sole discretion
• Must be available and willing to work extended hours (and/or overtime for applicable non-exempt positions) per day or per week, including weekends and holidays, as reputed company determines is necessary to meet its business needs
• Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as reputed company determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs
• A Juris Doctor or LLB degree from an ABA accredited law school or equivalent and at least one year's experience as a practicing attorney or its equivalent
• Must reputed company a substantive legal writing sample
• Active membership in the State Bar of California
• Background in labor or entertainment law preferred

Benefits

• Affordable and comprehensive medical and dental plans
• Generous pension plan
• Employee discounts and perks

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