Sr Mng Atty-Employment Law
Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Lead a team of attorneys who provide guidance and counsel to the corporation and its leadership on employment-law related matters. Work with leadership to develop and implement specific action plans and leadership strategies to prevent and mitigate employment-law risk.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Select, train, develop, and motivate a staff of professionals
2. Provide legal counsel and advice to management at all levels, including executive leadership, regarding matters that impact employee relations or relate to employment law
3. Review, analyze, and interpret proposed and current state and federal legislation, laws, and regulations to ensure compliance by the company
4. Work with leadership in other organizations to reach resolution of employment-related issues, decisions, and/or disputes that advance the needs of the business while mitigating legal risk
5. Coordinate with management personnel and hire outside counsel, as needed, to resolve employment law issues
6. Assist in the employment law group’s oversight of internal investigations by the Investigations & Compliance team, Employee Relations, or other stakeholders and work closely with other legal and/or ER leadership for those investigative teams to ensure timely, thorough, defensible investigations
7. Monitor litigation trends related to employment investigations and employment-related compliance issues; recommend changes in company policies and procedures accordingly
8. Serve as the primary employment-law liaison for a geographic or functional business team, as assigned, delegating assignments and research to employment law attorneys as needed to ensure appropriate resolution of issues
9. Promote a culture of ethics, compliance, and integrity in alignment with the company’s goals and business objectives
10. Perform other duties as required
Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school plus ten (10) or more years’ experience in employment law and demonstrated competence as an attorney in relevant area of law.
• Required license to practice law and admission to bar, either full or in-house.
Minimum five (5) years of experience as an attorney in the area of employment law, and in-depth knowledge of employment laws.
• Management experience preferred.
• Excellent research and negotiation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation).
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Transportation industry experience or knowledge of FedEx Freight internal policies and procedures, preferred.
• Ability to interact with and support employees and leadership across all organizational levels
WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Fast-paced, deadline oriented
• Some travel required, including possible international travel
Preferred Qualifications:
Pay Transparency:
Pay:
Additional Details:
FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with FedEx Freight, please call 800-888-8252 or e-mail at ADAAssistance@freight.fedex.com.
FedEx Freight will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
