Assistant General Counsel - Employment Attorney
$149,515–$175,900 year
On-siteAtlanta, Georgia, United States or Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Provide day-to-day legal advice to Human Resources professionals, Employee Relations partners, and business leaders across U.S. Bank's national footprint. Advise on a broad range of employment law issues including hiring, terminations, performance management, discrimination, leaves of absence, and workplace investigations. Balance legal, regulatory, and employee-relations risk with business objectives in a highly regulated environment while delivering practical, actionable guidance often in real time. Create and deliver employment trainings to HR professionals and influence strategy on pre-litigation matters, separation agreements, and documentation. Monitor legal developments to advise stakeholders on implementing new federal, state, and local employment laws. Work collaboratively across HR, Employee Relations, Compliance, and Law Division stakeholders to manage legal risks and resolve disputes. Requires 7+ years of employment law experience and a Juris Doctorate.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate
- License to practice law in state of residence
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state employment laws and related compliance issues
- Ability to work efficiently in a very fast-paced environment
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies
Desired Qualifications
- 7+ years of employment law experience in-house or at a law firm
- Strong employment law counseling background including hiring, terminations, performance management, discrimination, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, restrictive covenants, workforce restructuring, investigations and wage & hour issues
- Knowledge of federal employment laws and experience interpreting and applying employment laws in multiple states
- Experience advising on or supporting workplace investigations involving employee misconduct, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other employee relations matters
- Experience monitoring legal developments and advising stakeholders regarding implementation of new federal, state and local employment law developments, including providing practical guidance regarding implementation across the organization
- Experience creating and delivering practical employment trainings to Human Resources professionals
- Experience influencing and driving strategy on pre-litigation, through correspondence to plaintiffs' attorneys, separation agreements and other employment related documentation
- Ability to develop creative approaches to managing legal risks and resolving disputes
- Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice that appropriately balances legal, regulatory, reputational and employee-relations risk
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across Human Resources, Employee Relations, Compliance, and Law Division stakeholders
- High degree of discretion and judgment
- Experience interpreting and providing advice based on employment laws in multiple states
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