Director, Employment Law Litigation

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off‑price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high‑quality brands and on‑trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA. We have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

This Director level attorney position will work on the Ross Legal team as a member of the Employment Law team. Primarily the role will assess, handle, and manage employment claims, including defending Ross in agency hearings and arbitrations. The attorney will collaborate with and support team members in Legal to execute job requirements and provide effective internal communications and reporting. This position may also work with other groups within Legal, business stakeholders, and HR to promote compliance and mitigate legal risk.

Work collaboratively and responsively with a broad range of colleagues to facilitate a coordinated team approach to providing employment law legal services, including:

• Primarily working on optimal litigation results (agency, individual, and representative actions) with potential future work on employment law training/skills development, projects, and advice and counsel on employment issues (such as employee discipline, policies, leaves and accommodations, investigations, separation agreements).
• Reporting to the GVP, Employment Law and working directly with and supporting other employment law team members on the handling of claims and other tasks as assigned.

The base salary range for this role is $170,000 to $220,000. The range is a component of the total compensation package and varies by position and location.

• Claims management: Deliver effective, business‑focused agency charge, attorney demand, and litigation results efficiently, performing work directly or leveraging and managing outside counsel.
• Day‑to‑day employment law advice: Provide practical and business‑focused employment law advice and counsel, considering multiple stakeholder perspectives. Assess risks and offer client‑focused practical solutions and options.
• Proactive compliance: Partner with Legal, HR and other stakeholders to develop, implement, and monitor policies and practices to promote compliance and mitigate legal exposure. Maintain constructive relationships with clients, stakeholders, and peers and work collaboratively to identify and assess options for resolving compliance issues.
• Reporting and continuous learning: Partner effectively with team members to ensure adequate reporting on litigation outcomes, learnings, internal/external trends, legal updates, project updates, and to develop a/or deliver effective employment law training.
• Ross Legal team: Collaborate and build positive, productive relationships with team members at all levels across Legal.

People

• Building Effective Teams (for managers of People and/or Projects)
• Developing Talent (for managers of People)
• Collaboration

Self

• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict

Business

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility
• Integrity & Trust
• Motivating Others
• Problem…