Company & Role Overview

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What You'll Do:

Provide strategic, day-to-day legal counsel on complex, multi-state labor, employment, and EHS matters.
Direct national labor relations strategy, including collective bargaining, union campaign management, labor peace agreements, and positive employee relations programs.
Lead and develop a high-performing team across labor relations, legal counsel, investigations, and litigation support.
Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, bringing clarity and guidance in an evolving regulatory landscape.
Partner with Human Resources on organizational design, policy development, executive compensation, and workplace initiatives.
Oversee internal investigations and OSHA.
Oversee labor and employment litigation, managing outside counsel and controlling legal spend for efficiency and effectiveness.
Deliver training and build legal awareness across business units.
Support strategic transactions, including M&A, site launches, and workforce transitions.

What You'll Bring:

J.D. from an accredited law school and active license to practice in at least one U.S. state.
15+ years of experience in each of the following:
- Traditional labor law (e.g., collective bargaining, union campaigns)
- Employment law counseling (e.g., wage & hour, leaves, terminations)
- Litigation (single plaintiff and class actions)
Demonstrated success advising senior executives and influencing decision-making.
Proven ability to lead and develop people-both lawyers and non-lawyers.
Motivated, solution-oriented mindset with a bias for action.
Comfort operating in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
Strong writing, communication, and negotiation skills.

Even Better If You Have:

Previous in-house legal experience
Experience managing or defending class action litigation
Cannabis industry experience

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What We Offer:

Career Growth Opportunities
Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
Generous PTO and Parental Leave
401(K) Retirement Plan
Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
Community Involvement Initiatives
Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

2023 Ragan's Top Places to Work
2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
2020 Cannabis Doing Good's Good Neighbor Award
2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana's Diversity & Inclusion Award

Rooted in Good.

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Our Values:

Lead and Inspire.
Commit to Win.
ONE Curaleaf.
Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Current Curaleaf employees should use our internal job board to apply for current openings: https://app2.greenhouse.io/internal_job_board

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About Curaleaf

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