Why Harvey

Harvey is a secure AI platform for legal and professional services that augments productivity and automates complex workflows. Harvey uses algorithms with reasoning-adept LLMs that have been customized and developed by our expert team of lawyers, engineers and research scientists. We’ve found product market fit and are scaling our team very quickly. Some reasons to join Harvey are:

• Exceptional product market fit: We have partnered with the largest law firms and professional service providers in the world, including Paul Weiss, A&O Shearman, Ashurst, O'Melveny & Myers, PwC, KKR, and many others.

• Strategic investors: Raised over $500 million from strategic investors including Sequoia, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and OpenAI.

• World-class team: Harvey is hiring the best talent from DeepMind, Google Brain, Stripe, FAIR, Tesla Autopilot, Glean, Superhuman, Figma, and more.

• Partnerships: Our engineers and researchers work directly with OpenAI to build the future of generative AI and redefine professional services.

• Performance: 4x ARR in 2024.

• Competitive compensation.

Role Overview

We are seeking a practical and solutions oriented Senior Employment Counsel to support our growing global workforce. As the first employment counsel hire, you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on how we build employment programs that not only empower our employees to achieve their best work, but also establish the framework that will shape our company culture. The ideal candidate pairs U.S. and non-U.S. employment law expertise, with the ability and willingness to contribute to other matters on our small, but nimble legal team. This role reports to the Head of Corporate Legal.

What You'll Do

• Provide day-to-day counseling to the People team and other business partners on a range of U.S. and international employment law matters (e.g., performance management, terminations, accommodations, wage-and-hour compliance, leaves of absence, contingent workforce matters, and employee relations).

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve scalable employment policies, handbooks, and training programs that support a growing global workforce.

• Partner with People team on internal investigations and manage employment litigation

• Draft and review employment-related agreements (e.g., offer letters, separation agreements, and contractor agreements).

• Support all immigration matters.

• Contribute to other corporate legal matters (e.g., global expansion and strategic transactions).

What You Have

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California or New York admission preferred).

• 5+ years of substantive employment law experience, with at least two years spent in-house at a high-growth technology company.

• Deep knowledge of federal and key state employment laws (e.g., Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and FLSA) and familiarity with the equivalent non-U.S. employment frameworks.

• Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment.

• Team-focused, hyper-responsive and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving practice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on management of immigration matters

• Familiarity with employee privacy matters

• Experience with equity compensation programs

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Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.

We are in the early innings of a generational company. Joining early at a hypergrowth startup has proven to lead to exponential growth in responsibility, access, and ability. Apply here today!