Kairos Power

Kairos Power

Labor & Employment Attorney

Alameda, CA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$175k-$219kDetected 20 hours ago
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Entry-level history0
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Level IV · 4×
Level I$89,4821 entry
Level II$117,4162 entries
Level III$145,3503 entries
Level IV$173,2854 entries

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About the role

  • Kairos Power is seeking its first in-house labor and employment attorney to advise on a wide range of employment, labor, and compliance matters.
  • As a member of a small legal team, you will have significant ownership over assigned areas and play a key role in shaping legal strategy and processes as the company continues to grow.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with People Operations and other internal stakeholders on employment-law considerations arising from organizational and workforce changes, including reductions in force, restructurings, reorganizations, and applicable notice and compliance requirements.
  • Draft and review employment document and templates, including offer letters, employment agreements, policies and procedures, and separation agreements.
  • Manage employment-related claims and demands, including agency complaints and investigations.
  • Manage outside employment counsel.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
  • 5+ years of relevant labor and employment law experience, including counseling employers on federal and state employment-law matters.
  • Experience advising HR/People teams and business leaders on employee-relations and workplace legal issues.
  • Experience conducting or advising on workplace investigations.
  • Experience with administrative procedures and responding to federal, state, and local agency charges.
  • Experience in both law firms and in-house is desirable.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Strong advocacy skills and experience in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and settlement negotiations.
  • Current member in good standing with at least one state bar.
  • California employment-law experience desirable.
  • Strong knowledge and foundation in federal and state employment laws.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with non-lawyers, manage multiple projects and priorities, adapt to quickly changing conditions, and navigate ambiguity.
  • Commitment to professional integrity, ethics, and confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
  • Ability to identify and assess employment-related legal risks and develop practical risk-mitigation strategies.
  • Strong legal research, drafting, and analytical skills.

Compensation

  • In this role, you will provide practical legal advice on hiring and recruiting, investigations, discipline and termination, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, wage and hour, anti-discrimination, compensation and benefits, labor ac

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
  • 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
  • Provide legal advice on discipline, termination, leave of absence, wage and hour compliance, anti-discrimination requirements, and compensation and benefits matters.
  • Collaborate with the Learning & Development team to develop and implement training programs for employees, managers and People Operations on employment-related topics.

Company info

  • Company Overview
  • Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world's transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people's quality of life while protecting the environment.
  • This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.
  • In this role, you will provide practical legal advice on hiring and recruiting, investigations, discipline and termination, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, wage and hour, anti-discrimination, compensation and benefits, labor activities, and other issues affecting the company's employees and workplace.
  • Work location in Alameda, CA (hybrid).

Equal opportunity

  • Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Advise on employee accommodations and the interactive process, including disability, pregnancy, and religious accommodation matters.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810
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