VP, Associate General Counsel - Employment Law

About the role

As an experienced employment attorney, you work independently on a variety of advisory, internal investigative and employment litigation matters for specified client groups and business partners. The position requires the application of both a full range of federal, state, and international labor and employment laws as well as diverse securities rules and regulations applicable to employee conduct within Fidelity’s financial services and venture investment businesses.

You will play an important role in advising Fidelity leaders, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Internal Investigations, and others. Your role will be critical to Fidelity's management and resolution of employment issues. You will work closely with a dynamic, highly skilled, and collaborative group of professionals.

Responsibilities

The FMR LLC Legal Department is seeking to hire a senior attorney to join the Employment Law Team (ELT). This team is responsible for all employment law and labor matters across Fidelity’s global financial services and venture investment businesses including advisory, regulatory, internal investigative, employment litigation, the employment aspects of corporate acquisitions and transactions, domestic and international business start-ups and wind-downs, corporate reorganizations, executive compensation, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements enforcement, complex and routine employment litigation and labor relations matters.

Requirements

• J.D. with 7–10 years of relevant experience as a practicing attorney in Labor and Employment Law
• Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state labor and employment laws, including those pertaining to employment discrimination and retaliation; accommodations and leaves of absence; wage/hour and payroll; worker classification; whistleblowing; data privacy; reductions in force and job eliminations; workplace injury; credit and criminal checks; waivers of claims
• Litigation experience strongly preferred, particularly experience with FINRA arbitrations related to U-5 filings
• Experience advising employers