Managing Counsel - Employment Law
New York, NYFull-time$182–257K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Managing Counsel – Employment Law serves as a senior legal advisor on employment matters, supporting human resources and business partners across Tiffany & Co.’s worldwide locations. The role advises on employment law, disputes, compensation and benefits, and related compliance; it also manages outside counsel and supervises legal assistants. The position is based at either the New York, NY or Whippany, NJ corporate office.
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Position Overview:
The Managing Counsel – Employment Law will serve as senior legal advisor on all employment law matters. Responsibilities will include day-to-day human resource matters for Tiffany & Co. locations worldwide, investigation and management of employee disputes, and compensation and benefits advice. The Managing Counsel will be expected to think strategically, work independently and communicate effectively with senior management.
Key Responsibilities:
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Serve as principal legal advisor to the worldwide human resources team, and support business partners in retail, manufacturing and corporate groups with respect to human resources and employment matters
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Advise on all aspects of employment law, including hiring, progressive discipline and separations, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, restrictive covenants, leaves and accommodations, reductions in force, independent contractors, global mobility programs, immigration and wage and hour matters
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Draft and review employment-related policies, procedures and agreements
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Investigate and respond to employee claims, represent Tiffany in proceedings before federal and state agencies, and manage employment-related arbitration and litigation around the world
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Advise on compensation and benefits matters, including compliance issues arising out of the design, implementation and governance of health and welfare and retirement plans
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Manage outside counsel and oversee budgets
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Supervise legal assistants
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Support departmental initiatives concerning outside counsel management, budgeting and training and development
Requirements:
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JD from accredited law school
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5-8+ years of professional experience with a law firm or in-house legal department focusing on employment work; mix of law firm and in-house experience preferred
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Expertise in U.S. employment and benefits law; experience with international employment law matters preferred
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Outstanding writing, drafting and communication skills
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Ability to use good judgment and demonstrate attention to detail
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Ability to deliver complex legal advice in a business-friendly manner
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Ability to demonstrate credibility in working with senior management
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Must be able to balance large volume of work through effective time management and prioritization
The hiring range for this position ranges from $182,000- $257,000. Management is also eligible for bonus. The salary offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience.
This role is based out of either the New York, NY or Whippany, NJ Corporate Offices.
Job Identification : 64078
Job Category: : Legal
Assignment Category : Regular Full-time
Remote Positions : No
Professional Experience : Minimum 10 Years
Equal Opportunity Employer
How this job compares
Set against the 2,736 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$182–257K/yr
- New York median$160–225K/yr284 salary ranges
- US median$151–230K/yr2,044 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $220K, is 13% above the New York median midpoint ($194K) — in the middle half of Legal Counsel salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 362 open Legal Counsel jobs in New York and 2,736 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,425 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,971 of the 2,736 open Legal Counsel jobs (72%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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