Employment Counsel with 8 years of experience advising employers on workplace law, investigations and litigation, including 4 years in-house at a multistate retailer. Manages a docket of about 70 agency charges and lawsuits a year, holding settlement spend 35% below the prior three-year average. Brings practical advice for HR teams and sound litigation strategy.
Advise HR and operations leaders on employment law for 14,000 employees in 6 western states
Manage about 70 EEOC charges, wage-and-hour claims and lawsuits a year with outside counsel
Reduced settlement spend 35% versus the prior three-year average through early case assessment and mediation
Updated handbooks and policies for Oregon, Washington and California predictive scheduling and paid leave laws
Associate, Labor and Employment, Marlow Sanderson LLP (Seattle, WA)
Sep 2018 – Mar 2022
Defended employers in discrimination, retaliation and wage class actions in state and federal court
Conducted 25 workplace investigations and drafted findings reports
Education
J.D., University of Washington School of Law (Sep 2015 – Jun 2018)
B.A. in Political Science, Gonzaga University (Aug 2011 – May 2015)
Skills
Employment Law: Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, state wage and hour
Litigation: agency charges, class action defense, mediation, outside counsel management
Advice: investigations, terminations, policies, reductions in force, NLRA
How to write a Employment Counsel resume
A strong Employment Counsel resume shows accuracy, risk reduction and the financial or legal outcomes you were accountable for. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Education
Skills
Certifications
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Financial modeling
FP&A
GAAP or IFRS
Audit and controls
Excel and SQL
ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)
Contract drafting and review
Regulatory compliance
Risk assessment
Stakeholder reporting
Example bullet points
Shortened the monthly close from 10 to 5 business days by automating reconciliations in NetSuite
Built the three-statement model used in a $40M Series C, keeping forecast variance under 3%
Negotiated 120 vendor and customer contracts a year, cutting average review time from 9 to 4 days
Tips from recruiters
List licences and qualifications (CPA, CFA, bar admission) prominently; they are often hard filters.
Use a conservative, single-column layout; finance and legal readers value precision over style.
Quantify the scale you handled: revenue, assets, deal value or number of matters.
Recommended templates
Ledger (ATS-friendly): moderncv banking: accent name, bold dates on the right
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Employment Counsel resume FAQ
What should a Employment Counsel resume include?
A Employment Counsel resume should show accuracy, risk reduction and the financial or legal outcomes you were accountable for. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Education, Skills and Certifications. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Employment Counsel?
Ledger, Ivy and Classic work well for Employment Counsel roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Employment Counsel resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Employment Counsel put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Employment Counsel roles are Financial modeling, FP&A, GAAP or IFRS, Audit and controls, Excel and SQL and ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP).
How do I write strong Employment Counsel resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as close time, forecast variance and savings. For example: "Shortened the monthly close from 10 to 5 business days by automating reconciliations in NetSuite."