Senior Corporate Counsel

The Senior Corporate Counsel works under the supervision of the Director of Legal Services to provide independent, expert legal guidance across the organization on employment law, regulatory matters, contracts, and policy compliance.

• Provide comprehensive legal advice and support to enterprise Business Units and Functions on employment law, contracts, emergent legislation, and regulatory matters.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders, building relationships and identifying their legal service needs.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen and the ability to self‑manage and resolve complex legal issues independently.
• Research and analyze legal issues, maintaining current knowledge of industry‑specific regulations affecting business units.

• Respond to regulatory complaints (EEOC, DWD, ERD, IDHR, DOL, OSHA) and represent the organization in administrative and Court hearings.
• Conduct legal research and fact gathering in response to regulatory complaints while providing detailed legal analysis and recommendations for the organization to move forward legally and ethically.

• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts and grant agreements to ensure compliance with organizational policies and funding requirements.
• Provide legal guidance to business units on contracts, grants, and regulatory matters, clarifying risks and obligations.

• Evaluate and revise corporate policies and procedures to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with evolving legal standards.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and funding requirements in all legal guidance and support through training, legislative updates, and Pulse articles.

• Collaborate with the Legal Operations Manager on compliance initiatives and cross‑functional enterprise projects.
• Support the development and implementation of compliance initiatives and projects across the organization.

May provide training to coworkers or others in the organization.

• Manages low to moderately complex projects within the department. Articulates intended outcomes, effectively plans work for self and others, gives direction, resolves issues, and holds others accountable.
• May serve in formal project roles such as team member or subject matter expert. Engages effectively in change affecting her/him, communicating appropriately with supervisor.
• Follows through on learning, skill building, and practice necessary to adapt to change. Assesses impact when managing projects. Communicates effectively with stakeholders. Plans appropriately to meet the needs of impacted individuals.

• Works independently with light supervision; work review limited to final product.
• Solves highly complex problems. Identifies key barriers/core problems and applies problem‑solving skills to deal creatively with complex situations.

• Expert knowledge of a particular field of specialization.
• Advanced knowledge of the organization’s technologies and practices.

• Understands social trends driving Goodwill’s community engagement initiatives, and champions initiatives.
• Is aware of Goodwill’s community partner organizations and participates in volunteer opportunities as pertains to role and interest.
• Participates in industry/knowledge groups.

Responsible for completing other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

• Must have Juris Doctor degree and be in current good standing with a state bar association.
• Four years of legal or regulatory experience with direct client contact.
• Licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and/or Illinois.
• Employment law experience preferred.

• Customer Focus:
  Independently anticipate and meet customer needs, while searching for ways to improve customer service. Internalize customer feedback, and follow up with customer to ensure problems are solved by providing innovative ideas to meet their future needs.
• Values Differences:
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