Compliance Counsel

At Lockton, we’re passionate about helping our people achieve their ultimate potential. Our people are curious, action-oriented and always striving to make ourselves and those around us better.

We’re active listeners working to ensure understanding and problem solvers developing innovative solutions. If you can see yourself delivering excellent service to clients, giving back to our communities and being a part of our caring culture, you belong here.

Are you ready to apply Make sure you understand all the responsibilities and tasks associated with this role before proceeding.

About the Position

Lockton is a global professional services firm with 6,500 Associates who advise clients on protecting their people, property and reputations.

Lockton has grown to become the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker by helping clients achieve their business objectives.

A few of the reasons Associates love working at Lockton include :

• Opportunities for growth and advancement, including paid training and professional development
• 12-week paid parental leave
• A huge emphasis on community involvement
• Frequent athletic and wellness events
• Incredibly generous rewards; US Associates receive a Rolex for their 10 year anniversary!

Business unit

Lockton-Dunning Series

Schedule

Full-time

Job type

Standard

Workplace

Hybrid

Your Responsibilities

Lockton Companies is looking to add an experienced employment law attorney with excellent knowledge of federal, state and local leave laws to its Integrated Absence Solutions practice.

The individual in this role will provide compliance support to Lockton account services teams and their clients.

Responsibilities :

• Provide prompt, practical compliance and technical support to account teams and clients on leave laws such as the FMLA, ADA and state and local counterparts.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly and succinctly in layman’s terms.
• Research and prepare (or update) periodic email alerts, blog postings, white papers, tools, checklists, calendars, grids and other compliance-related material to help clients stay in compliance.
• Share in managing more complex compliance assignments as capacity permits, including operational compliance reviews of client HR policies, procedures and other practices, government filings, and routine compliance management services.
• Prepare and present at webcasts and live, in-person presentations on compliance-related topics in a pragmatic, practical manner.
• Build strong relationships with internal associates, external partners and with clients of the firm.
• Participate in developing creative, strategic, proactive and technically correct advice to clients both in special situations and as part of day-to-day responsibilities.
• Actively participate in client and prospect meetings on demand, to gather information, establish needs, clarify expectations, develop strategy and obtain feedback.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field to maintain technical, professional expertise.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• A law degree and 5-7 years of experience as an employment law attorney in a law firm, corporate law department or combination of both.
• Significant experience in the area of state paid leave programs as well as FMLA, ADA, USERRA, and other state and local leave requirements.
• Strong writing, public speaking, and relationship skills, including the ability to effectively work with others and support our sales professionals and account service teams.
• The ability to work quickly under pressure, and to distill complex concepts to their essence so that clients and account service teams may understand the concepts and apply them.
• The ability to foster and maintain good, cooperative and effective working relationships with the Lockton offices and their account service teams in the field.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockton Companies is proud to provide everyone an equal opportunity to grow and advance. We are committed to an inclusive culture and environment where our people, clients and communities are treated with respect and dignity.

About Lockton

Lockton is the largest privately held independent insurance brokerage in the world. Since 1966, our independence has allowed us to serve our clients, take care of our people and give back to our communities.

As such, our 10,000+ Associates doing business in over 100 countries are empowered to do what’s right every day.

At Lockton, we believe in the power of all people. You belong at Lockton.

How We Will Support You

At Lockton, we empower you to be true to yourself in all that you do. Your success is our success, and we provide opportunities to help you grow and create a rewarding career path, however you envision it.

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