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About the Role
This role is responsible for leading a team of employment lawyers and paralegals, providing advice to internal clients, and managing litigation, agency, and pre-litigation matters. Key responsibilities include offering employment and labor legal counsel, advising on legal risks, negotiating and drafting employment-related documents, interpreting policies, and applying employment laws and regulations. Job expectations include directing outside counsel, coordinating paralegal and legal staff work, and supporting the resolution of employment-related legal matters.
Responsibilities
- Provides thought leadership and strategic advice on complex legal issues and implications to corporate functions
- Provides clear, concise, actionable, and business-informed legal advice to leadership
- Drives the creation of strategies and participates in negotiations to resolve legal and other risks presented by active matters, new technology, and anticipated regulatory changes
- Interprets rulings, laws, and regulations
- Drafts, reviews, and/or negotiates complex legal documents, such as regulatory filings, engagement letters, offering documents, and legal opinions
- Supports company responses to government agency examinations and investigations, enforcement actions, private complaints, and litigation
- Directs the work of outside counsel and other Legal staff, and trains, mentors, or supports the development of peers
- Partner with Human Resources, Compliance, Risk, Audit, and other control functions to provide guidance on complex employment matters and legal risks
- Report employment-related legal matters, policies, and initiatives to senior management and oversee related litigation activity, including the supervision of outside counsel
- Breaks down barriers to create a more inclusive environment that supports company Great Place to Work goals
- Challenges end-to-end process efficiency and effectiveness, champion data driven decision-making and removes obstacles to optimize operations
- Contributes to enterprise strategy and influence messaging to connect team contributions to business purpose, results, and success
- Inspects and challenges risk controls, governance and culture to ensure the timely identification, escalation, debate and remediation of risk across the organization
- Coaches to sustain and elevates organizational performance while differentiating to ensure pay for performance
- Efficiently allocates and manages resources across the organization to drive short and long term profitability
- Inspects and manages the health of the bench to ensure succession for the organization, while supporting enterprise talent needs
- Mobilizes organizational resources to deliver the full range of the bank’s capabilities to meet client needs and to gain competitive advantage
Requirements
- Admitted to state bar in good standing
- Minimum of 15 years experience at a major law firm or corporate legal department
- Minimum 10 years knowledge of HR and employment law related matters
- Experience presenting complex issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct results-oriented legal advice for C-Suite Executives
- Ability to field issues across a diverse set of legal fields
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding and collaborative environment with many stakeholders
- Independent, self-starter capable of prioritizing conflicting demands and handling multiple assignments simultaneously
- Strong influencing and leadership skills, including decisiveness on both legal and business issues
- 7+ years’ experience supporting the financial services industry and/or broker/dealer businesses with respect to employment related legal issues
Skills
- Advisory
- Corporate Governance Management
- Oral Communications
- Stakeholder Management
- Written Communications
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Issue Management
- Legal Drafting and Writing
- Relationship Building
- Executive Presence
- Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
- Presentation Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
Location
- US - DC - Washington - 1800 K Street NW
- US - MA - Boston - 100 Federal St
- US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK
Work Type
- 1st shift
- 40 hours per week
Experience Level
- Minimum of 15 years experience
- Minimum 10 years knowledge
- 7+ years experience
Education Level
- Doctorate degree in related field
Salary/Compensations
- $235,000.00 - $278,000.00 annualized salary
Benefits
- Discretionary incentive eligible
- Eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan
- Benefits eligible
- Industry-leading benefits
- Access to paid time off
- Resources and support
About the Company
- At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
- We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
- Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth.
- We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success.
- This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.
- We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences.
- These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.
- Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development.
- Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.
- At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.
- Join us!