Credit Acceptance Hiring for Legal Counsel Manager, Employment and Human Resources – Work From Home Available Job at Southfield, MI Full Time

The purpose of this Legal Counsel – Manager, Employment and Human Resources position is to provide employment counseling, advise on employee benefits matters, support immigration matters, and manage employment-related litigation.

• This position will work from home. Occasional planned travel to an office location may be required
• Advise the Company on compliance with federal and state laws and regulations related to employment and employee benefits
• Provide preventive counseling:
  • Draft and maintain policies and procedures to ensure recruiting and workplace practices and procedures are up to date and consistent with the law and the Company’s culture and provide guidance to prevent misconduct from taking place
  • Guide the Company on the application of those policies and procedures to certain scenarios
  • Direct and/or conduct investigations related to potential workplace misconduct
  • Work with leaders to take corrective action where necessary
  • Direct and support compliance audits
• Handle matters related to the onboarding and termination of employees, such as:
  • Employment-related agreements, including application of non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants
  • Asset recovery
• Advise on welfare and fringe benefit plans, including group health plans, life insurance, disability, dependent care assistance programs and HSAs
• Advise on immigration matters and coordinate with outside counsel to obtain and maintain work authorization for individuals as needed
• Manage the Company’s employment litigation portfolio, including assessing new employment related charges and complaints, developing strategy to resolve them, engaging local counsel, and managing local counsel’s work in accordance with an established budget; and provide clear, concise and accurate guidance to the Company on how to respond
• Provide support to the Human Resources Department and other Company business units as needed
• Perform legal research on assigned topics, including drafting Legal Position Papers on various topics
• Periodic performance feedback from team members up, down and across the Company will be sought and will be used to assess your performance

• You need to be organized and capable of meeting all deadlines
• You need to remain positive, professional, determined, calm and focused when faced with challenging situations
• You need to be a quick thinker, with an ability to understand and interpret information promptly and effectively
• You need to be self-driven, motivated to help, and able to perform with minimal supervision in a team environment
• You need to be receptive to ongoing feedback aimed at improving the performance of you and your team

• Licensed to practice law, with a minimum of 5 years law firm preventive counseling and litigation experience:
  • Litigation experience should include engaging in all aspects of written discovery, taking and defending depositions, motion practice, as well as trial or arbitration experience; and experience working directly with clients
  • Experience with employment litigation and counseling businesses on employment law
• You need to have excellent legal research and writing skills
• You need to possess and express a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• You need to be able to communicate to all levels of the organization
• You need to be able to work independently and in a team environment
• Familiarity with legal research tools (i.e. Westlaw and Lexis) required
• Ability to work at an assigned office location with flexible remote work arrangements

• Positive by maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
• Respectful by collaborating and actively listening
• Insightful by cultivating innovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge, demonstrating self-awareness and making quality decisions
• Direct by effectively communicating and conveying courage
• Earnest by taking accountability, applying feedback and effectively planning and priority setting

• Remain compliant with our policies processes and legal guidelines
• All other duties as assigned
• Attendance as required by department