Senior Employment Counsel, Compass
$183.5-203.9k
+ Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions)
5 days a week in office
Real estate technology platform
Open for applications
Real estate technology platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$183.5-203.9k
+ Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions)
5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone find their place in the world.
Role
Who you are
- You are energetic and collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of Compass’s business and work with employees across the company
- Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar
- Minimum 6+ years combined years of experience, primarily in employment advice and counseling, with an in-house legal department (high-growth company experience a plus) and/or top-tier law firm with experience providing guidance to publicly traded clients
- Experience with local, state and federal employment laws, familiarity with California, New York State and New York City a plus
- Experience with the FLSA and wage and hour laws and compliance
- Experience working on employment related due diligence in M&A transactions and integrating employees
- A team player who loves to collaborate with low ego, who can effectively work cross-functionally with our People & Culture team, business stakeholders, management, and legal professionals
- Proven ability to independently manage projects, and multitask in a fast paced environment, adjust readily to multiple demands, shifting priorities, and rapid change with composure
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with an ability to distill complex legal issues, think innovatively, and provide sound, clear legal advice to senior leaders and others
What the job involves
- As a Senior Counsel, Employment at Compass, you work on exciting matters that require proactive legal guidance
- You're part of a group of talented in-house lawyers and the projects you work on challenge you to think creatively and constructively
- Your contributions will be impactful, value driven and you will play an instrumental role on the Compass Legal Team
- Oversee a range of employment matters across the United States from inception to completion
- Partner with senior management, business stakeholders, and the People & Culture team to act as a trusted legal advisor, appropriately balancing business needs and risk mitigation, by providing advice and counseling on multi-jurisdictional employment laws and issues, including, but not limited to, M&A transactions and integrations, wage and hour compliance/FLSA, leaves of absence and accommodations, recruiting, hiring, compensation and benefits, performance management, discipline, and separations
- Manage, consult, negotiate, and draft employment, independent contractor, and consulting agreements and restrictive covenants
- Work on litigation and defense strategy, arbitrations, internal investigations, communications with federal and state agencies, and responses to correspondence from attorneys and others
- Analyze judicial and legislative developments and structure and implement strategies, trainings, and policies/procedures to mitigate legal risk
- Supervise outside counsel to decrease spend and achieve desired results
- Contribute to Employment legal-related projects as necessary
- Do your best work, be your authentic self
Our take
Compass uses an AI-driven platform to smooth out and speed up the process of buying, selling, or renting property. It functions much like a traditional broker, but employs tech to reduce the time, uncertainty, cost and friction of transactions for buyers, sellers & agents.
It's disrupting a sector so far largely averse to tech innovation, allowing users to close deals in less time than the industry average of 30-45 days. Compass is now the largest independent real estate brokerage in the USA, with over 29,000 agents nationwide.
Despite being a leading residential brokerage and competing well, Compass has remained unprofitable. While the company is replanning its cost structure to be profitable over the next year, it announced its third round of payoffs in early January 2023. Its profit-generating plans include expanding into mortgages, escrow & title services.
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Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jul 2019
$370m
SERIES G
Sep 2018
$400m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Flexible Working
- Work From Home Opportunities
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time
- Paid Parental, Marriage, and Recharge Leave
- Medical, Tele-Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Commuter Program
- Life and disability insurance
- Maven (a support system for new parents)
- Carrot (fertility benefits)
- UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Robert Reffkin
(CEO)After 2 years at McKinsey, Robert worked as a Lazard Associate and White House Fellow. They joined Goldman Sachs in 2006, where they worked as VP of Principal Investment before leaving in 2012 to found Compass. Alongside this, Robert ran 50 marathons in 50 states to raise $1 million dollars for for youth education and enrichment programs.
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