Legal Counsel (Labor & Employment)

Location: Cincinnati General Offices, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Salary: $138,400–$159,200 per year

Company

Procter & Gamble is a large consumer goods corporation with a corporate legal organization supporting business operations.

What you will do

• Advise HR professionals and business leaders on hiring, discipline, termination, accommodations, leave, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour compliance, and workplace investigations.
• Monitor federal, state, and local employment-law developments and communicate their business impact.
• Draft and review employment policies, handbooks, guidance, and compliance training materials.
• Manage employment litigation, arbitrations, mediations, administrative proceedings, discovery, pleadings, case strategy, settlements, budgets, and deadlines.
• Advise on labor relations under the NLRA, including union campaigns, collective bargaining, grievances, unfair labor practice charges, and employee relations.
• Collaborate with business clients, multifunctional partners, legal colleagues, and outside counsel; participate in rotations across legal practice groups.

Requirements

• J.D. with outstanding academic performance.
• Approximately 0–3 years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency.
• Membership in at least one state bar in good standing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, problem-solving, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Onsite work at the Cincinnati General Offices is required.
• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Nice to have

• Moot court, law review, or judicial clerkship experience.
• Experience supporting employment litigation, administrative charges, or agency proceedings.

Culture & Benefits

• Legal rotation system providing exposure to multiple legal practice groups.
• Compensation may include salary, bonus, and benefits.
• Equal-opportunity workplace with accommodations available for applicants with disabilities.
• Participation in E-Verify.