Senior Employment Counsel at Harvey in New York City, NY

WHY HARVEY At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate — not incrementally, but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come. This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1000+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched. Our team is sharp, motivated, and deeply committed to the mission. We move fast, operate with intensity, and take real ownership of the problems we tackle — from early thinking to long-term outcomes. We stay close to our customers — from leadership to engineers — and work together to solve real problems with urgency and care. If you thrive in ambiguity, push for excellence, and want to help shape the future of work alongside others who raise the bar, we invite you to build with us. At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started. ROLE OVERVIEW We are seeking a practical and solutions oriented Senior Employment Counsel to support our growing global workforce. As the first employment counsel hire, you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on how we build employment programs that not only empower our employees to achieve their best work, but also establish the framework that will shape our company culture. The ideal candidate pairs U.S. and non-U.S. employment law expertise, with the ability and willingness to contribute to other matters on our small, but nimble legal team. This role reports to the Head of Corporate Legal. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Provide day-to-day counseling to the People team and other business partners on a range of U.S. and international employment law matters (e.g., performance management, terminations, accommodations, wage-and-hour compliance, leaves of absence, contingent workforce matters, and employee relations). - Develop, implement, and continuously improve scalable employment policies, handbooks, and training programs that support a growing global workforce. - Partner with People team on internal investigations and manage employment litigation - Draft and review employment-related agreements (e.g., offer letters, separation agreements, and contractor agreements). - Support all immigration matters. - Contribute to other corporate legal matters (e.g., global expansion and strategic transactions). WHAT YOU HAVE - J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California or New York admission preferred). - 5+ years of substantive employment law experience, with at least two years spent in-house at a high-growth technology company. - Deep knowledge of federal and key state employment laws (e.g., Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and FLSA) and familiarity with the equivalent non-U.S. employment frameworks. - Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment. - Team-focused, hyper-responsive and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving practice. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Hands-on management of immigration matters - Familiarity with employee privacy matters - Experience with equity compensation programs PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS $235,000-$275,000 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION, AN APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE MAY APPLY TO YOU. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICES [HERE https://www.notion.so/harveyai/Harvey-Candidate-Privacy-Policies-319ac3fcdd7a803bb807d5094f249922]. Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@harvey.ai