Senior Counsel - (Employment)

About the role

This role is a hybrid/office role with 3 days a week in Pittsburgh, Buffalo NY or Kansas City office.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular legal support for one or more discrete units of the Corporation; demonstrate deep knowledge of the Corporation’s business, while retaining the discipline of legal analysis;
• Interpret law and apply to internal / external business issues and recommend best practices;
• Provide timely, accurate, comprehensive, thorough and practical legal advice and prepare effective documents based upon knowledge of federal, state and other applicable law and the regulatory environment in which the Corporation functions;
• Apply sound business judgment to the provision of legal advice;
• Maintain positive, responsive, consistent and effective relationships with other members of the Department, as well as management and other staff of the Corporation, and teams of inside / outside counsel;
• Mentor attorneys and paralegals;
• Educate internal customers on legal issues;
• Manage litigation, transactions or other matters and/or assist and work cooperatively with and/or supervise outside legal counsel, including outside lawyers from approved law firms used by the Corporation;
• Have excellent skills in preparing precise, thorough and responsive legal memoranda, contracts, pleadings, analyses, correspondence and other relevant documents;
• Perform legal research and investigate facts;
• Exhibit a strong attention to detail and work ethic;
• Able to handle complex legal matters or projects independently.

Requirements

• Required: Juris Doctorate
• Preferred: None

Experience

• Required: 10 years of elated, progressive law experience that is deeper in the area of relevant specialization. 7 years in related disciplines, such as insurance regulation, health law, general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, antitrust, employee benefits, intellectual property and litigation
• Preferred: 3+ years in employment law

Licenses or Certifications

• Required: License to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or applicable state (DE, WV, NY or MO); or eligible for admission within one year of hire
• For Privacy Counsel positions only: Obtain and maintain certification as a privacy professional within one year of employment

Skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong relationship building skills
• Client focused with strong business acumen
• Self-starter with the ability to work under pressure independently and as part of a team
• Ability to think strategically and act proactively to create strong trust and confidence with business units
• Strong innovative problem-solving capabilities
• Keep current on recent developments in the law and develop in-depth knowledge of one or more areas of the law which are applicable to the Corporation’s business
• Observe high standards of confidentiality consistent with all applicable laws, professional standards and requirements of the Corporation
• Observe high personal and professional ethics

Education

• Required: Juris Doctorate
• Preferred: None