Assistant General Counsel - Litigation & Employment
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About The Position
Zurich North America has an outstanding opportunity for a talented attorney to serve as Employment and Litigation Counsel in the Corporate, Transactions and Governance Team of our prestigious Corporate Law department located out of our headquarters in Schaumburg, IL. The Litigation and Employment Counsel will offer legal guidance on various HR-related business, legal, and regulatory concerns, addressing corporate policy and compliance issues, and will be responsible for managing litigation. Specifically, the candidate will work with outside counsel to effectively manage and resolve employment-related and other litigated matters, including managing discovery, drafting/reviewing pleadings and dispositive motions, and representing the company in mediations, arbitrations, and other negotiations. In addition, the Litigation and Employment Counsel will partner with key internal stakeholders to advise on all facets of the employment life cycle, including recruitment, hiring, discipline, terminations, restructuring, outsourcing employment matters, wage/hour issues, misclassifications, investigations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, drafting employment-related/benefits contracts, non-competition/non-solicitation matters, and drafting employment separation agreements. This is a very fast-paced and hands-on position, requiring a high degree of self-motivation and ability to interface with various groups of business stakeholders and leaders.
