The company said in a recent job posting that it wants an attorney with at least 12 years of experience in labor law to manage teams of outside lawyers and in-house paralegals. The candidate should also be versed in federal labor board procedure, defending against Section 10(j) injunctions and “strike contingency planning,” it said.
Until now, Seattle-based Starbucks has largely relied on outside lawyers to push back on the union drives, particularly the management-side firm Littler Mendelson.
The job posting ...