Job Description Summary

The Office of the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine seeks a full-time Labor and Employment attorney to provide sophisticated legal expertise in advising and representing the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine in all aspects of labor and employment-related matters and activities.

Job Responsibilities

Employment Counseling & Compliance

Provide practical, risk-based guidance on compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave entitlements, and workplace accommodations.
Analyze and advise on the intersection of employment laws and collective bargaining obligations, ensuring alignment between policies, CBAs, and statutory requirements.
Stay abreast of legal and compliance issues that may affect higher education and/or academic medical centers from a labor and/or employment perspective and partner with internal stakeholders to appropriately address such issues.

Employment Actions & Investigations

Counsel HR and management on discipline, performance management, investigations, and employee separations, including just-cause standards and contractual procedures where applicable.
Advise on restructurings, reductions in force, and operational changes, including bargaining obligations and union notice requirements.

Litigation & Administrative Proceedings

Represent or manage employment and labor matters before agencies such EEOC, PHRC, PCHR, DOL, OSHA, NLRB, NJ DCR and state and federal courts.
Oversee responses to administrative charges, subpoenas, and agency investigations involving both labor and employment claims.

Labor Relations & Union Environment

Serve as a legal advisor on labor relations in a unionized setting, including collective bargaining strategy, contract interpretation, and labor-management relations.
Advise management on compliance with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and applicable state labor laws.
Draft, review, and interpret collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), memoranda of understanding, side letters, and labor-related policies.
Advise management on CBA interpretation, including with respect to grievances.
Support management during collective bargaining negotiations, including preparation of proposals, analysis of counterproposals, and risk assessment, as well as during CBA implementation.
Represent management in or oversee arbitrations and unfair labor practice matters, including preparation of cases and/or coordination with outside counsel as needed.
Counsel on union organizing activity, protected concerted activity, strikes, work stoppages, and other labor disputes.

Policies, Training & Strategic Support

Draft and update employment policies, labor-related procedures, and management guidance applicable to unionized and non-unionized employees.
Develop and deliver training for leadership, clinicians, managers, and HR personnel on labor relations, contract administration, and employment law compliance.
Partner with leadership to proactively identify labor and employment risks and develop strategic solutions.
Provide on-call attorney advice periodically to Penn Medicine clients.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university; graduation from an ABA accredited law school with a J.D. degree.
Professional Experience: Minimum 5 years' professional experience as a practicing labor and employment attorney with experience in unionized environments required.
Bar Qualifications: Must be admitted and in good standing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state bars; admission to Pennsylvania bar required within one (1) year of appointment.

Additional requirements and preferred qualifications listed in full posting.

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