Employment Counsel

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Los Angeles, CA, USA
In-Office
175K-200K Annually
Senior level
Kids + Family • Retail • Manufacturing
The Role
Employment Counsel will manage the company’s employment law practice, advise HR and management on employee relations and California employment requirements, oversee employment litigation and immigration matters, maintain employment policies, and draft and negotiate employment, consultant, vendor, and commercial agreements. The role reports to the General Counsel and supports an international consumer products organization.
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CA EMPLOYEE PRIVACY RIGHTS:  https://www.mgae.com/ca-employee-privacy-rights 

MGA Entertainment is one of the largest and fastest growing privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles, and with offices globally, the company creates innovative, proprietary, and licensed consumer products and entertainment properties, including toys, games, dolls, apparel, consumer electronics, home décor, stationery, sporting goods, movies, and television series. The MGA family includes award-winning brands such as L.O.L. Surprise!™, Little Tikes®, Rainbow High™, Shadow High™, Bratz®, MGA’s Miniverse™, Fluffie Stuffiez™ , Na! Na! Na! Surprise™, Micro Games of America™, Baby born® Surprise and Zapf Creation®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgae.com or check us out at LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 


Mission: Manage In-house Employment Practice and Support Commercial Practice for Busy Consumer Products Company


KEY RESULT AREAS Time Utilization

  1.  Advise Human Resources and other Management 30%

regarding employment and employee relations matters,

including pre-litigation dispute resolution.


  1.  Manage outside counsel in employment litigation 10%


  1.  Draft, negotiate and manage employment, independent contracter

and vendor agreements. 10%


  1.  Manage outside counsel on immigration matters 10%


  1.  Draft and negotiate commercial agreements 30%


  1.  Other commericial projects and assignments as needed. 10%


Education/Experience:

-  Must have a JD from an accredited school of law

-  Must have a 4 year undergraduate degree

- 6-10 years’ experience as a successful employment attorney


Skills/Knowledge/Ability:

- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

- Computer literate

- Well organized, flexible and multi-task oriented

- Must be a motivated self-starter who can work independently

- Must be able to exercise good judgment and make decisions

- Strong, driven and hard working.

- Comfortable Working Internationally


Authority:

- Reports to the General Counsel


Key Result Areas:

  1.  Knowledge- Maintain Expertise and Advise on current state of the law regarding California statutory requirements and restrictions.
  1.  Agreements- Draft, execute, and manage the performance of Employment, Consultant and Vendor agreements
  1.  Policies- Update and Maintain company employment-related documents and policies.
  1.  All other duties as assigned and/or needed.

 

Salary: 

$175,000 - $200,000 /year

Skills Required

  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
  • Four-year undergraduate degree
  • 6–10 years of successful employment attorney experience
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Strong organization, flexibility, and multitasking ability
  • Ability to work independently as a motivated self-starter
  • Sound judgment and decision-making ability
  • Ability to work comfortably in an international environment
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The Company
1,400 Employees
Year Founded: 1979

What We Do

MGA Entertainment is a privately held toy and entertainment company that develops original and licensed consumer products and entertainment properties. Its portfolio spans toys, games, dolls, apparel, consumer electronics, home décor, and sporting goods, along with movies and television series. Known brands include L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes, Rainbow High, Bratz, and MGA’s Miniverse. The company says its mission is to inspire imagination and creativity through innovative play.

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