Join Our Team as Litigation & Employment Counsel

About Us:

At Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we're more than an organization; we're a community dedicated to transforming lives. Our mission is to empower young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. Our HR Mission is to support the success of our employees and strengthen BGCA, while our HR Vision is to attract, develop, recognize, and retain talent, fostering a people-first culture that empowers growth, inclusion, and engagement.

Click here, Working At BGCA, to hear from our President and CEO, Jim Clark, about what makes working at Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) so special.

LOCATION: This position is on-site, office-based in Atlanta, GA (hybrid model - 3 days remote / 2 days in office- Tuesday & Wednesday)

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Assistant General Counsel, Litigation & Employment Counsel will assist in litigation management on behalf of and provide legal counsel to Boys & Girls Clubs of America on a variety of litigation, employment law, regulatory, and other legal issues.

Litigation Management

• Support litigation management under the general supervision of the Litigation Counsel and Assistant General Counsel by providing strategic assessment, managing discovery, drafting/editing pleadings and briefs, coordinating with internal teams, preparing witnesses for deposition and hearings, and reporting on status. 
• Organize and maintain an electronic database of discovery material.
• Maintain database of all material litigation/claims matters in the company and provide reporting on same.
• Assist in responding to attorney letters and agency matters including charges and government-initiated inquiries and audits, subpoenas and garnishing orders.
• Research applicable law and provide strategic direction regarding relevant legal issues.
• Develop reserves and manage outside counsel budgets.
• Practice litigation prevention through dissemination of lessons learned, training, policy development and other measures.

Employment

• Provide guidance and support to Human Resources (HR) and member organizations on a wide variety of employment law matters, including but not limited to hiring, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodation, employee discipline and terminations, severance, reorganizations, wage & hour compliance, federal/state/local employment law compliance, and strategies for managing risk for employment matters.
• Support and advise HR-related investigations, occasionally conducting complex or sensitive investigations.
• Act as Labor & Employment law subject matter expert, proactively monitoring legislation, regulations, court decisions, and government enforcement activities relating to labor and employment laws.
• Draft, review, and revise employment law related tools, templates, employee handbooks, policies, and guidance for the HR team and member organizations.
• Prepare and present trainings on employment law topics for BGCA and member organizations.
• Manage employment-related adversarial matters.

General Legal Research and Current Law

• Keep apprised of legal developments affecting the organization. Provide interpretations, counsel and advice by interpreting laws, regulations, court decisions, and rules affecting the work of the organization, the Board of Governors, corporate members, and management.
•  Conduct legal research on a wide variety of topics such as nonprofit law, employment, privacy, fundraising, corporations, health law and unrelated business income tax and other tax issues.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate BGCA mission driven I*CARE values, and integrate these beliefs into our environment and ways of work
• Adhere to organizational policies and procedures as described in BGCA's Employee Handbook, Ethics Policy and elsewhere.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Juris doctor degree from an accredited school of law and current state license required. Thorough knowledge of litigation and legal research required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience or equivalency in the practice of law, preferably with the handling of complex litigation at a major law firm. Expert substantive knowledge of US employment and labor laws and experience in supporting and guiding HR regarding employment law compliance. Experience in e-discovery, research, legal writing and legal analysis and in computer assisted legal research.

SKILLS

• Facilitation/presentation skills; leadership; industry understanding; negotiation; organization; project management; relationship building; verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively in person and by telephone.
• Ability to analyze, appraise, and organize facts and applicable laws, court and administrative decisions, and regulations, and to present such information clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, to legal and non-legal persons and groups.
• Ability to prepare, review and comment on the propriety and implication of a variety of legal documents and instruments.
• Ability to judge character, and make decisive, sound judgments. Ability to manage highly confidential information.

ABILITIES

• Ability to exchange, clearly and concisely: ideas, facts, and/or technical information and guidance, in person and by telephone.
• Physical requirements include: sight, sitting for at least four hours per day, stooping, grasping/motor dexterity skills; skills essential for successful communications include speaking and writing.