JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for providing legal advice and recommendations for action to executives and management within a variety of business units regarding matters of various complexities (basic to intermediate) which have or may have a sizable dollar impact on business activities and operations. In addition:

• Provide guidance to the Company and regional management teams, on the full gamut of employment and human resources matters, including policies and procedures, wage and hour compliance, leave of absence and accommodations, risk assessment related to terminations and compliance investigations, and OSHA investigations.
• Occasionally respond to EEOC or state agency charges, investigate and respond to attorney demand letters (i.e., restrictive covenant matters or discrimination/harassment/retaliation).
• Provide innovative EH&S solutions working alongside legal and business teams on a range of cutting-edge issues. This role will report through the Employment, Health and Safety Legal team. Key responsibilities include: (i) advising internal business partners on EH&S regulatory matters; (ii) developing strategies that prioritize EH&S regulatory compliance and mitigate business risk; (iii) investigate and responding to requests for information, compliance orders, and enforcement actions; (v) coordinating internal and external investigations, compliance reviews and monitoring activities; (vi) providing strategic guidance on managing relationships with various regulatory bodies at all levels including developing communication plans, inspection strategies and best practices.

Job Responsibilities

• Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates.
• Review and prepare legal documents prior to presentation to management for execution to ensure accurate expression of the legal content.
• May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected.
• Collaborates with the business units that it serves in order to achieve corporate objectives and mitigate unnecessary business risk.
• Research legal principles and precedents, engage and manage outside counsel, draft legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provide work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented.
• Maintain currency and fluency in the legal and business trends that could impact those business units within Walgreens that it serves.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and at least 5 years of post-bar attorney legal work experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings.
• Required licensure to practice law in at least one state.
• Required Illinois bar membership or active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of relevant experience at either at a top law firm or in-house.
• Extensive knowledge of employment, health and safety regulations
• Experience providing strategic, practical and actionable advice to business teams on employment, health and safety compliance
• Experience advising on regulatory compliance and related issues.
• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar.
• Able to clearly organize and inform through excellent written and verbal communications.
• Ability to lead, take action, and provide direction in the face of ambiguity.
• Experience quickly issue-spotting, analyzing, and clearly communicating Employment and EH&S advice on complex legal issues.
• Ability to get results in diverse, fast paced environments.
• Strong analytical capability with attention to detail.
• Ability to partner at all levels of an organization.
• Strong individual contributor who thrives in a team environment.
  We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records

Responsible for providing legal advice and recommendations for action to executives and management within a variety of business units regarding matters of various complexities (basic to intermediate) which have or may have a sizable dollar impact on business activities and operations. In addition:

• Provide guidance to the Company and regional management teams, on the full gamut of employment and human resources matters, including policies and procedures, wage and hour compliance, leave of absence and accommodations, risk assessment related to terminations and compliance investigations, and OSHA investigations.
• Occasionally respond to EEOC or state agency charges, investigate and respond to attorney demand letters (i.e., restrictive covenant matters or discrimination/harassment/retaliation).
• Provide innovative EH&S solutions working alongside legal and business teams on a range of cutting-edge issues. This role will report through the Employment, Health and Safety Legal team. Key responsibilities include: (i) advising internal business partners on EH&S regulatory matters; (ii) developing strategies that prioritize EH&S regulatory compliance and mitigate business risk; (iii) investigate and responding to requests for information, compliance orders, and enforcement actions; (v) coordinating internal and external investigations, compliance reviews and monitoring activities; (vi) providing strategic guidance on managing relationships with various regulatory bodies at all levels including developing communication plans, inspection strategies and best practices

Job Responsibilities

• Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates.
• Review and prepare legal documents prior to presentation to management for execution to ensure accurate expression of the legal content.
• May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected.
• Collaborates with the business units that it serves in order to achieve corporate objectives and mitigate unnecessary business risk.
• Research legal principles and precedents, engage and manage outside counsel, draft legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provide work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented.
• Maintain currency and fluency in the legal and business trends that could impact those business units within Walgreens that it serves