You are a Labor & Employment attorney who has a strong working knowledge of employment laws, especially those relating to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. You have experience conducting workplace investigations or have an interest in doing so. You hold yourself to high standards as a professional, but you’re also a team player who gets along well with others. You are interested in a corporate legal work environment and desire to grow with our team.

In this role, your primary responsibility will be supporting our existing Labor & Employment Counsel to advise clients on labor and employment-related matters in the Company, including managing employment-related litigation. You will also assist on projects and spend approximately 30 percent of your time conducting workplace investigations.

We are a fun, fast-moving team responsible for providing legal advice, governance, and transactions support for a publicly-traded company with over 20 million acres of North American timberlands and an industry-leading Wood Products business. You will report directly to the Vice President & Assistant General Counsel and work primarily with a subset of our team responsible for providing guidance to Weyerhaeuser on all things related to employment practices. We take our work (but not ourselves) seriously and strive to achieve excellence in everything we do. This position is located in downtown Seattle at Weyerhaeuser’s corporate headquarters, currently with a hybrid schedule working from home Monday and Friday if desired.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Draft, review, and advise on developing human resources policies and processes.
• Develop and conduct legal training for human resources and business leaders.
• Assist in managing employment-related litigation.
• Conduct investigations regarding and draft responses to demand letters and administrative complaints (e.g., EEOC, DOL, various state and provincial agencies).
• Help oversee and evaluate outside counsel on employment related matters including litigation.
• Independently handle legal matters and projects. Provide legal support and advice on labor issues, including campaigns, trainings, grievances/arbitrations, and negotiations.
• Provide legal support and advice to safety, compensation, payroll, and benefits teams, including on issues such as OSHA and related local and provincial laws, vacation, health/welfare and retirement benefits, deductions, and compensation reviews.
• Advise human resources and business leaders on labor and employment related matters, which may include, but are not limited to discrimination and harassment; disability accommodation and leaves of absence; disciplinary and termination processes; company restructuring activities; wage & hour matters; and local, state, provincial, and federal leave programs.
• Draft and review employment-related agreements.
• Assist on company projects as needed.
• Conduct investigations of complaints or allegations involving discrimination, retaliation, or harassment on legally protected characteristics, including but not limited to race, gender, age, sexual orientation, and religion, among others; as well as regarding employees who are relatives or in a relationship.
• Serve as a neutral party who can thoroughly investigate allegations to gather all pertinent information and share well-reasoned conclusions with the appropriate leaders, all within a timely manner.

• Provide well-documented written reports following your investigations.

• Juris Doctorate degree from accredited law school.

• Typically a minimum of 3 years of experience practicing employment law, both advice work and supporting litigation required; previous experience conducting workplace investigations preferred.
• Active member in good standing with the Washington bar is preferred.
• Exceptional writing, oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Proven record of assuming legal responsibilities in a fast–paced, highly collaborative team environment.
• Good team player, with a focus on client service.
• Self-starter with a sense of urgency, integrity, and fairness.
• Comfortable supporting and taking direction from senior Labor & Employment Counsel.
• Legal knowledge of and experience with labor law, immigration law, Canadian labor and employment laws, and OSHA and related local/provincial laws a plus.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships, credibility, and trust with clients, stakeholders, law department team members, and other colleagues.
• Ability to travel at times.
• Strong reading and reasoning skills, including the ability to interpret and apply policies in a logical, consistent, and legally-supported manner.
• Comfortable serving as a witness in arbitration or court proceedings.
• Excellent judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to handle high-stress or politically sensitive issues and investigations.

The person in this position is expected to perform their job duties consistent with statutory and regulatory requirements as well as Company values, standards, culture, and business practices. This attorney will act with the highest level of integrity and ethical standards in all aspects of job performance. This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary.

*Compensation *

This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $104,310 - $156,464 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 10% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

This position is also eligible to receive $32,000 in restrictive stock units on an annual basis, as part of our Long Term Incentive Plan.

*Benefits *

When you join our team, you and your family will be covered by our comprehensive health benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

*Retirement *

Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

*Paid Time Off or Vacation *

We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with paid vacation for up to 3 weeks to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 hours along with paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

About Weyerhaeuser

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference.

We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us.

/Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team. /

Job: *Administrative, General Management, Legal, Real Estate, & Miscellaneous

Title: Corporate Counsel Labor & Employment

Location: WA-Seattle

Requisition ID: 01021008