Employment Legal Attorney

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

Come join us!

Job Title: Employment Legal Attorney
Salary: Not specified
Experience: At least 3 years experience managing litigation in government, private practice or in-house with some exposure to employment law

Job Summary:
We are seeking an Employment Legal Attorney to join our team in providing legal advice and guidance on employment law issues across the Americas. This role will involve managing time-sensitive and high-profile litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration forums, partnering with various functions within the bank, and thinking strategically to assist with proactive management of legal risk.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide legal advice and guidance on employment law issues across the Americas with focus on non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and other restrictive covenants as well as data protection/leakage and high-dollar asset recovery/collection matters
• Manage time-sensitive and high-profile litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration forums
• Partner with various functions within the bank, including HR, Employee Relations, Compliance, Finance, Data Privacy and Insider Threat teams as well as management teams in Wealth Management and Investment Bank
• Think strategically and assist with proactive management of legal risk

Your Team:
You will be working in the Employment Legal - Americas team, which is responsible for all employment legal issues across all Americas locations and supports all of the UBS Business Divisions. You will work within a regional team of lawyers located in Nashville, New York, Stamford, and Weehawken, and be part of a global team located in Zurich, London, and Hong Kong.

Your Expertise:
• At least 3 years' experience managing litigation in government, private practice or in-house with some exposure to employment law
• A law degree and admission to practice law in the . (or ability to obtain admission)
• Exposure to FINRA or other arbitration forums
• Experience working with senior stakeholders on sensitive matters
• Excellent technical skills, sound critical thinking, problem-solving and negotiating skills, with the ability to apply those skills to a wide range of HR, employment, regulatory, tax and other issues
• Self-motivation and capability of delivering solution-oriented, firm but fair, pragmatic and risk-based advice

About Us:
UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors. We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join Us:
At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs. Come join us!

H1: Employment Legal Attorney Opportunity at UBS
H2: Join Our Team as an Employment Legal Attorney

Bullet Points:
- Manage your own caseload and learn about a variety of business operations
- Provide legal advice and guidance on employment law issues across the Americas
- Manage time-sensitive and high-profile litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration forums
- Partner with various functions within the bank and think strategically to mitigate legal risk
- Work within a global team with a presence in all major financial centers
- Embrace flexible ways of working at UBS, including part-time and hybrid arrangements

About UBS:
- Largest and only truly global wealth manager
- Operates through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management, and Investment Bank
- Presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries

Flexible working arrangements (part-time, job-sharing, hybrid), Purpose-led culture, Global infrastructure

English

Managing caseload, Legal advice, Litigation management, Court matters, Employment law, Data protection, High-profile litigation, Partnering with various teams, Strategic thinking, Legal risk management, Critical thinking, Problem-solving, Negotiation, HR, Regulatory compliance, Tax issues, Self-motivation, Solution-oriented, Pragmatic, Risk-based advice

Law degree

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Qualification and Experience Law degree, Admitted to practice law in the U.S. or ability to obtain admission

Legal