Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment

At Curaleaf, were redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brandsincluding Curaleaf, Select, and Grassrootsoffer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, youll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Title : Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment

Location : Corporate Office - Chicago, IL

Job Type : Full-Time

What The Jobs All About :

Curaleaf is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support employment litigation and provide legal guidance across our organization. This role will focus on dispute management, employment law compliance, and strategic advisory support to HR and business leaders. The ideal candidate brings a proactive mindset, strong litigation experience, and a solutions-oriented approach to legal challenges.

What Youll Do :

• Take charge of dispute management from attorney demands, administrative agency charges, and lawsuits in state or federal court. Handle disputes in a proactive manner to achieve the best result for the company, including managing budgets with outside counsel and reporting on litigation risks internally.
• Focus will be on employment-related disputes, but there will be opportunity to manage and assist on non-employment-related disputes, including the Companys most material commercial, regulatory, and EHS-related matters.
• Assist in providing timely advice and counsel for all day-to-day matters to field management and field Human Resources (HR) on a broad range of employment law matters, including leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, wage and hour, termination / discipline, employee relations and ethics investigations.
• Stay abreast of developments in federal, state, and local employment laws and employment legislation and manage compliance plans related to legislative changes.
• Provide training to HR and field management on various employment law topics.
• Work closely with HR to develop best practices, training, and employment strategy.
• Assist with strategic-focused employment law compliance projects.

What Youll Bring :

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What We Offer :

Illinois Hiring Range

$180,000 - $200,000 USD

What We Offer :

Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.

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Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX : CURA) (OTCQX : CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, JAMS, Find and Zero Proof provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction, and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our Vision : To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.

Our Values :

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.

Salary

$180000 - $200000 USD per year

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