In-house Counsel - Employment Law

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of St.

Louis

Overview

The Federal Reserve Bank of St.

Louis has an immediate opening for an Attorney/Counsel in its Legal & Ethics Department.

The St.

Louis Fed, with branches in Little Rock, Louisville, and Memphis, serves all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

The St.

Louis Fed’s core functions include the following: promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S.

Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit.

 The Attorney’s primary responsibilities will include providing legal advice on general corporate matters with an emphasis on employment law.

The successful candidate should have a sophisticated range of experience in all facets of employment law and will handle a variety of employment matters but will also provide a broad range of in-house legal services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and collaborative legal team that supports mission driven work.

The Attorney will report to the Bank's Deputy General Counsel or other officer within the Legal & Ethics Department.

This role does not have any managerial responsibilities.

Responsibilities


* Provide strategic and practical legal advice to the Bank's various departments and human resources partners on all relevant employment matters (including hiring, terminations, performance management, investigations).


* Serve as primary legal point of contact for escalated employee relations and human resources matters, providing practical advice and risk analysis.


* Responsible for monitoring and providing advice regarding relevant legislative, regulatory and industry developments, as well as working with human resources and other business partners to implement and train on new guidance.


* Provide legal support on a broad range of corporate issues, including procurement/ contracts and banking regulation.


* Draft, negotiate and review contracts, service agreements and requests for proposals and other procurement documents, including memoranda of understanding, training materials, policies and complex agreements, NDAs, licenses, and website terms of use.


* Manage outside counsel concerning employee immigration matters and workers’ compensation claims.


* Build relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organization and across the Federal Reserve System.       


* Undertake additional assignments as needed.  

Qualifications


* J.D.

from an ABA accredited law school.


* Admission to the Missouri bar, or eligibility and commitment to seek and obtain admission to the Missouri bar within 90 days of employment.


* 3-8 years relevant legal experience in law firms, governmental agencies, and/or in-house legal departments.


*  Strong analytical, probl...