Jacklyn Thies

About Jacklyn Thies

Experienced employment law attorney with a demonstrated history of working in both a corporate in-house legal department and private practice. Skilled in Employment Litigation Management, HR Policies, Legal Writing, Manager Training, Employee Relations and Employment Contracts.

Experience

1. V P, Employment Law Group

   QBE North America

   Sep 2008 — Present

   Leader of the employment law function in the Corporate Legal department of QBE North America- Provide general employment law advice and support to Human Resources, executives and managers- Manage employment law team- Advise on issues involving FMLA, ADA, FLSA, immigration issues and I-9 form completion, WARN, FCRA (eg: background check issues), day-to-day employee relations, NLRA, and employee separations - Advise on reorganizations and reductions-in-force, including review of selection criteria and performing adverse impact analyses- Conduct investigations- Manage outside counsel on employment litigation matters- Draft employment, retention, severance, settlement, etc. agreements- Review employee handbooks and policies- Respond to demand letters from attorneys- Respond to filed employment complaints (egs: EEOC/DOL/state agency equivalents)- Mergers and acquisitions- Prepare and present legal management training

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law

  J.D.

  2003 — 2006

• Taylor University

  B.A.

  2000 — 2003