Immediate opening for a full-time employment law attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at Stanford University. This is a University Counsel position, reporting directly to the General Counsel.  The attorney will primarily support SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and receive day-to-day direction from Senior University Counsel at SLAC. The attorney will also work closely with other counsel at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Office of the General Counsel. The attorney is primarily responsible for providing legal counsel to SLAC management and working with stakeholders at other national laboratories and the Department of Energy on behalf of SLAC and may also provide advice across the University. The position requires discretion, flexibility, and the ability to understand and manage projects with competing interests in a constantly changing, cutting-edge environment. Must be able to work independently, while also partnering and working with outside counsel, staff, and other attorneys. 

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Job Duties:  

• The attorney should have broad experience in employment-related matters and have an interest in exploring other areas of law relevant to a national laboratory or university environment. In this role, the attorney can expect to: 

• Work closely with SLAC, University, and Human Resources management to contribute functional employment law expertise to support business objectives. 
• Collaborate with all SLAC and University colleagues to manage risks in a variety of areas, with a focus on employment law-related risks. 
• Utilize expertise and current knowledge of changing federal, California, and local laws relating to employment matters to advise management on hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination practices, wage/hour matters, leaves and accommodations, and policy decisions or other matters of strategic importance.  
• Manage employment-related investigations, claims and litigation, including representing SLAC (and the University, as needed) in agency matters and mediations, and engaging and overseeing outside counsel as needed. 
• Advise on and develop policies, guidelines, and training materials in partnership with Human Resources and other Laboratory/University departments.  Conduct training on regular basis on variety of employment law topics at SLAC and the University. 

• Develop and implement strategies for providing accurate and timely guidance on a wide range of employment related issues. 

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• Knowledge of a broad range of employment-related legal issues, with demonstrated expertise in the following areas 
• Pay equity 
• Disability accommodations and leave management 

• Title VII, FEHA and similar harassment, discrimination and retaliation laws 
• OFCCP and other regulatory obligations for government contractor/employers 
• Deep knowledge of California employment laws and experience applying them. 
• Ability to effectively counsel Laboratory and University leadership, take ownership of problems and drive issues to closure. 
• Ability to effectively counsel Laboratory and University leadership on employee discipline matters. 

• Experience in managing litigation and disputes in various types of employment matters, including 
• Wage/hour experience including class actions. 
• Experience in conducting training sessions and creating effective presentation materials. 
• Experience in conducting and overseeing all aspects of workplace investigations from initiation through to completion.