Counsel - People & Culture

Company: BP Energy
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 15, 2024

Job Description:

Job Family Group: Legal Group
Job Description: Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, motivated by best-in-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy company!Responsibilities:Provide specialist legal advice to P&C, and bp businesses in the US, Americas and Trinidad on a wide range of employment issues, including:

• Client advice and counsel - provide daily counseling to P&C, managers and other lawyers on a wide range of employment law matters, including discipline, employee capability, requests for leave, contractor management, wage and hour issues, etc.
• Reorganisations - advice on corporate reorganisations and individual and collective redundancies
• Policy work - helping to review policies and procedures such as reviewing leave policies, contingent worker, drug and alcohol testing, etc. -
• Employment advice on private and publicly quoted company mergers, acquisitions and disposals; advice on in-sourcings, outsourcings and joint ventures
• Labor Relations - providing negotiation and labor relations advice for unionized work forces
• International assignment agreements - helping to advise on day to day queries from International Mobility and reviewing contracts
• Co-ordinating and obtaining legal advice from a number of different jurisdictions to support and advise on multi-state and/or global projects
• Litigation and Agency claims management, particularly on the U.S. west coast
• Settlement agreements - drafting and negotiating settlement and separation agreements
• Investigations - advising on (and occasionally running) internal investigations related to violations of company policies.
• Training - helping to run training sessions for members of P&C and legal, including quarterly sessions for BP employment lawyers globally.
• Best Practices - helping to review/ update the team's best practice, e.g. various agreements, templates and legal guidance notes.Job Requirements:
  • Law degree (J.D.) and admitted to practice in the United States
  • Strong preference for California or Illinois law license
  • Must have extensive employment law expertise and a proven track record of handling multiple complex matters at a time.
  • Must be decisive under pressure, including when operating with limited information.
  • Essential to focus on material risks only and always be pragmatic in their advice.
  • Experience of working in house, retail and west coast experience highly desired.
  • Need excellent, succinct communication skills.Why join bpAt bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!
    Travel Requirement:Negligible travel should be expected with this role
    Relocation Assistance:This role is not eligible for relocationRemote Type:This position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:Legal Disclaimer:We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. - We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. -Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). - If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please -contact us -to request accommodations.If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. - This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

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