Senior Corporate Counsel - Iowa

This Senior Corporate Counsel position works on-site at the Ruan Campus located downtown Des Moines Five (5) or more years of legal experience with significant responsibility for litigation management and employment/labor counseling. Combination Of In-house And Private Practice Experience Preferred.

Lead the Company's management of litigation and employment-related legal matters across a nationwide transportation and logistics operation.

Responsible for overseeing auto liability, workers' compensation, employment, labor, and commercial litigation; managing outside counsel; providing strategic legal advice to Human Resources and business leaders; and handling agency matters involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and other regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out the Company's organizational values and operating in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Company policies are required functions.
• Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Develop and implement litigation strategy for complex auto liability, catastrophic injury, workers' compensation, employment, labor, and commercial disputes throughout the United States.
• Direct case management from inception through resolution and provide regular reporting on risk, exposure, litigation trends, and reserve adequacy.
• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to Human Resources and business leaders regarding employment, labor, employee relations, discipline, termination, accommodation, leave management, wage and hour, policy interpretation, and other workplace matters.
• Conduct workplace investigations and manage responses to EEOC, NLRB, and similar agency charges, including drafting position statements and coordinating agency responses.
• Select, retain, and oversee outside counsel.
• Evaluate liability exposure, establish litigation and settlement strategies, conduct negotiations, and serve as the Company's representative at mediations, arbitrations, administrative hearings, and trials.
• Manage legal spend and ensure effective and efficient representation of the Company's interests.
• Partner with Claims, Operations, Safety, and Human Resources to manage transportation-related claims, including commercial auto liability, workers' compensation, accident investigations, reserve evaluations, and claims resolution strategies.
• Assist in identifying legal trends and implementing proactive risk-mitigation initiatives.
• Support labor-management initiatives, including union-related matters, collective bargaining support, grievance administration, unfair labor practice charges, and related NLRB proceedings, as needed.
• Review, develop, and maintain company policies and procedures, including oversight of legal hold, records retention, and document management programs.
• Support compliance initiatives and internal investigations as needed.
• Conduct legal research, draft legal opinions, and advise senior leadership regarding legal, regulatory, operational, and employment-related issues.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and provide practical business-focused guidance regarding their impact on Company operations.
• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.