Managing Counsel – U.S. Legal Labor and Employment

Role Overview

• Provide expert-level labor and employment advice to various business lines and stakeholders.
• Manage Labor and Employment attorneys and potentially other legal professionals.
• Manage various employment litigation matters, oversee external counsel, and manage budgets.
• Partner with HR and other internal stakeholders to proactively identify and mitigate risks and promote best practices in employment law compliance.
• Manage Senior Counsel, Counsel, Associate Counsel and/or paralegal staff, assigning responsibilities and evaluating results.
• Provide leadership, coaching, counseling and guidance to staff.
• Supervise external counsel providing advice or other legal services of the Company.
• Work closely with General Counsel, department attorneys and external legal counsel on specific legal issues related to the Company's business.
• Lead in one or more permanent or ad hoc practice groups or cross-practice teams of attorneys and staff.
• Advise lines of business on best practices that help minimize legal and litigation risk.
• Assist General Counsel in developing and managing departmental budget for both internal and external legal spend.
• Lead highly complex and sensitive negotiations; considers the long-term consequences and coaches clients towards protecting the Company's interest.
• Anticipate client needs; deal with complex legal issues.
• Clearly deliver difficult messages without jeopardizing client relationships.
• Provide pragmatic legal opinions with reasons and rationale.
• Provide advice in ambiguous situations; identify and prevent future legal risks; identify and take action on future opportunities.
• Resolve most situations where conflicts arise between the needs and desires of specific business units and the interests of the Company without requiring intervention of more senior attorneys.
• Recognize opportunities to use legal expertise to make a contribution to the business; is viewed by the client as a business partner.
• Demonstrate highest professional ethical and behavioral standards and comply with all applicable Bar Rules and Codes of Professional Responsibility, and corporate ethical and behavioral standards.
• Participate in special projects and perform additional duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• J.D. from an Accredited Law School required
• 15+ Years of related experience
• Substantial knowledge and depth of experience of at least one area of law relating to banking/financial services operations and issues
• Integrity and high moral standards
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Strong legal and analysis skills
• Detail oriented
• Proven ability to apply legal knowledge to the business
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Expert oral and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and client skills
• Highly motivated
• Proven ability to provide difficult, complex and unwelcome legal advice credibly and convincingly to management
• Strong technology aptitude including i) proficiency with standard office software and ability to learn and apply new technologies in work environment and ii) capacity to understand current and emerging technologies in the industry and how they affect business objectives
• Ability to identify problems and barriers, and effectively implement solutions to advance business strategy
• Operates with creativity and innovation; seeks different perspectives and new ideas
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities

Benefits

• health and well-being benefits
• savings and retirement programs
• paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO)
• banking benefits and discounts
• career development
• reward and recognition