Legal Specialist / Business Attorney - Mid-Level

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• Legal Specialist / Associate Relations Practices Contractor

• This role will work in the TJX Associate Relations Practices (ARP) department supporting the ARP team and the Company’s Human Resources community on various employment matters. This role will collaborate with other departments and interact with in-house and outside counsel.
• Seeking licensed attorney with 4-6 years’ legal experience.

• Support administration of I-9 forms, E-Verify, and related immigration issues
• Direct subpoenas and external requests for information to the proper departments
• Facilitate communication with state labor agencies
• Conduct research on a variety of employment topics such as criminal code, wage and hour laws, minor labor laws, protected job leave laws, etc., and communicate findings appropriately
• Other tasks or projects, large or small, as assigned

• Motivated self-starter with an eye for detail and excellent organization skills
• Ability to communicate legal or complex information to a lay audience
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute multiple tasks and deadlines
• Willingness and proven ability to learn on the job
• High level of integrity and commitment to confidentiality
• Ability to work independently, or collaboratively across functional areas, as needed
• MS Word and Excel competence (including formatting, editing, sorting, basic formulas)
• Direct experience in HR, employee relations, employment law, immigration law, or with a related government agency is preferred but not required.

• Licensed attorney (active status, any state)