Senior Legal Analyst

Overview

The Senior Legal Analyst provides support to attorneys on legal matters in moderately to highly complex areas of law related to employment and labor, benefits, and human resources. This role includes legal research, employment litigation support, and operations support, with a focus on employment, labor, and benefits-related matters.

Work includes assisting attorneys in mitigating risk and supporting business outcomes through analysis, interpretation, organization of information, and development of strategies and proposals to address problem areas. This position is responsible for research, document creation, and case management.

Responsibilities

• With limited guidance from attorneys, provide flexible support, analysis, escalation, and insight to employment attorneys on complex workplace and human resources legal issues.
• Manage time-sensitive employment law projects, including tracking local, state, and federal labor law updates, conducting legal research, reviewing documents, and monitoring legislation.
• Serve as a liaison to outside employment counsel by coordinating documents and knowledge sharing for active employment litigation, depositions, discovery requests, and benefits matters as needed.
• Identify legal requirements and issues by researching statutes and case law; provide recommendations and conclusions that can be quickly reviewed and actioned by employment attorneys and business partners.
• Manage employment-specific legal processes, including tracking, reviewing, and providing insight for updating employee policies, and assisting with preparation of training modules.
• Develop and manage internal employment tracking systems for insurance reporting, budget reporting, legal holds, workplace investigations, requests for production of documents and personnel files, demand letters, administrative agency filings, and separation agreement timelines.
• Assist employment counsel with preparation of standard employment documents, such as separation agreements, benefits plans, responses to RFPs, ADA/LOA-related communications, policies, and guidelines.
• Analyze, recommend, and implement improvements and best practices for case management and legal document production and review processes.
• Handle routine legal tasks independently and as requested by attorneys.
• Provide regular feedback to attorneys and appropriate departmental personnel regarding the status of legal projects.
• Act as an initial point of escalation for significant issues from legal staff.
• Oversee document collection and support drafting of position statements for administrative agency charges (e.g., EEOC, DOL, or state-equivalent filings).
• Collaborate with HR and People Operations teams to serve as an initial point of intake and escalation for day-to-day employee relations inquiries.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• Strong legal research and analytical skills on complex issues using Lexis/Nexis or Westlaw to evaluate changing employment regulations and agency guidelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional work with human resources, internal and external investigators, and employees at all levels.
• Very strong organizational, prioritization, and follow-up skills.
• Friendly demeanor, team attitude, and ability to work collaboratively and take direction from colleagues across the Legal Affairs division.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work product.
• Strong professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality, including maintaining absolute confidentiality regarding sensitive personnel issues and employee records.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with personnel at all levels across teams.
• Solid writing skills to prepare comprehensive memorandums outlining potential legal issues.
• Ability to manage and coordinate legal research projects.
• Ability to respond to requests for information, status updates, and documentation from other business units.
• Strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to collaborate with in-house counsel to provide legal support to business initiatives.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to act independently and assume increased responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with a JD or paralegal certification.
• 3–5 years of recent experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department with a distinct focus on labor and employment law (combined firm and in-house experience).

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Grade 20: $72,084 - $150,995 (national base pay range)
• Base pay range is a good-faith estimate; actual pay may vary based on knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications, and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications, as well as prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.

Benefits include:

• Competitive base and incentive pay
• 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
• Medical & pharmacy benefits
• 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
• Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
• Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, and recognition program
• Adoption assistance, fertility treatment, and child, elder & pet care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program

Location

• Remote

This position requires that the applicant undergo a background check. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or New York Corrections Law Article 23-A.

Important Work Authorization Information:

• This position does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Additional eligibility restriction:

• The employer is unable to hire individuals residing in Alaska, North Dakota, Nebraska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), or other U.S. Territories at this time.

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire.