Attorney, Global Employment Law Content

Who We Are

VirgilHR’s vision is to create a world where employment and labor law information is accessible and understandable for HR professionals. With easy access to legal guidance and compliance data, HR teams can make compliant employment decisions confidently and within minutes.

VirgilHR provides technology that delivers real-time employment and labor law guidance, helping HR professionals navigate compliance tasks more efficiently. No more extensive research or reliance on outside counsel for routine questions. Trusted employment and labor law information is available at HR’s fingertips, in real time.

As a fast-growing startup, we are committed to changing the future of work by improving HR efficiency while helping organizations mitigate compliance risk.

What You Will Do

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Attorney, Global Employment Law Content with a strong background in labor and employment law to support the development of legal content for VirgilHR’s global expansion.

This is a short-term, project-based role focused on researching, developing, reviewing, and validating labor and employment law content for new international jurisdictions.

You will work closely with attorneys, paralegals, product managers, and content specialists to develop practical, accurate, and accessible legal content for HR professionals. You will play a key role in expanding VirgilHR’s international employment law content library while ensuring new jurisdictional content meets our standards for legal accuracy, completeness, consistency, and usability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct in-depth legal research on labor and employment statutes, regulations, case law, government guidance, and other authoritative sources within assigned international jurisdictions. Research, develop, and review legal content to support the launch of new countries and jurisdictions on the VirgilHR platform. Analyze employer obligations across a broad range of employment law topics, including: Hiring and onboarding Compensation and wage requirements Working time regulations Leave and time-off requirements Discrimination and harassment laws Disability accommodations Workplace policies Employee relations Health and safety obligations Employee termination requirements Synthesize complex legal requirements into concise, practical, and user-friendly content suitable for HR professionals. Draft, review, and validate jurisdiction-specific legal content using VirgilHR content standards, templates, taxonomies, and editorial guidelines. Review legal research and content prepared by other members of the legal content team to ensure: Accuracy Completeness Consistency Proper sourcing Identify jurisdiction-specific requirements, exceptions, thresholds, definitions, and legal nuances that should be reflected within the platform. Identify potential content gaps and recommend additional research, analysis, or clarification before new jurisdictional content is released. Monitor legislative, regulatory, and legal developments that could affect content being developed as part of the global expansion initiative. Collaborate with VirgilHR’s legal and content teams to resolve complex legal research questions and prepare jurisdictional content for publication. Partner with Product and Engineering teams, as appropriate, to support integration of legal content into the platform. Perform additional legal research, content review, and content-development projects related to VirgilHR’s international expansion efforts as assigned. This list is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and requirements of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications required. VirgilHR reserves the right to modify this job description as business and project needs evolve.

Who You Are

Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor (J.D.) required. Licensed attorney in at least one jurisdiction. One (1) to three (3) years of relevant labor and employment law experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, consulting environment, or similar setting. Extensive knowledge of employment and labor laws, including: Title VII Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements Anti-discrimination laws Anti-retaliation protections Whistleblower protection laws Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Federal and state leave laws Wage and hour laws Wage payment laws Employment tax requirements Labor relations laws Basic immigration compliance Workplace safety requirements Employee benefits laws Strong ability to exercise independent judgment and provide thoughtful legal analysis on complex labor and employment matters. Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate issues from multiple legal perspectives and propose practical solutions. Excellent legal research, analytical, writing, and communication skills. Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Comfortable working in a startup environment and adaptable to changing priorities and evolving business needs. Resilient, flexible, and capable of managing ambiguity in a fast-paced setting. Experience working with or advising HR, People Operations, Employee Relations, or Compliance teams is preferred. Experience developing legal content, compliance resources, or knowledge-management materials is a plus. Familiarity with legal technology, compliance software, or HR technology platforms is a plus. About the Engagement

This is a short-term, project-based engagement supporting VirgilHR’s global expansion efforts.

The primary focus of the role will be researching, developing, reviewing, and validating employment and labor law content for the launch of additional international jurisdictions within the VirgilHR platform.

This position offers an opportunity to directly influence the quality and scalability of a growing global employment law knowledge platform while working alongside legal, product, and content professionals.

Work Environment and Culture

As a company owned and managed by HR professionals, we strongly value:

Autonomy Work-life balance Flexibility Accountability Collaboration We are passionate about empowering our team members to do what they do best and trust them to manage their time effectively while collaborating across the organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

VirgilHR embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a meaningful way. We are committed to building a team that reflects a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work becomes.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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