Job Description

A leading athleisure and performance apparel brand is seeking to engage an experience employment attorney on a full-time (40 hours per week) contract basis for an initial 12-month term. This is a w2 role with available health, dental, vision, and 401k benefits.

Title: Employment Compliance Counsel (contract)

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Hybrid (Seattle, WA, USA)

Hours: 40 Hours / Week

Duration: 12 Months (From 9/29/2025 until 9/29/2026)

Pay Rate: $75 - $85 / hr

Benefits : Health, Dental, Vision, 401k

The legal team’s purpose is to empower the business while navigating risk and playing in possibility.Reporting to Manager, Employment Compliance Counsel, this role will be responsible for a broad variety of legal matters relating to employment law and regulatory compliance including:

• Being the point of contact in the region for the "People & Culture" (HR) team
• To ensure compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local employment and labor law requirements and advising on practicable solutions.
• Conducting research on legal and regulatory developments with respect to employment law.
• Partnering with People & Culture to draft and review employment law policies, practices, and processes.
• Providing practical legal advice to People & Culture business partners on a wide variety of employment law compliance issues, including but not limited to working time, time off and leaves, benefits, occupational health and safety, training and reporting requirements, and more.
• Providing support to Senior Legal Counsel on strategic initiatives and projects.
• Handling and coordinating any matters with external counsel when necessary.
• Handling any ad-hoc tasks assigned.

Qualifications:

• Juris doctorate from accredited institution.
• Qualified lawyer in any jurisdiction with the ability to register as in-house counsel.
• Approximately 3-5 years legal experience.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly communicate legal requirements to non-legal partners.
• Keen attention to detail, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Good judgment and integrity.

Must Haves:

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

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