HR Attorney

Job Description:

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!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for leading a team of employment lawyers and paralegals while providing regular advice to internal clients and managing a docket of litigation, agency, and pre-litigation matters, including claims involving discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour matters. Key responsibilities include providing employment and labor legal counsel to Human Resources, Employee Relations, and line of business managers, including advising on legal risks, negotiating and drafting employment-related documents, interpreting policies, and applying applicable employment laws and regulations. Job expectations include directing outside counsel, coordinating the work of paralegals and other legal staff, and supporting the resolution of employment-related legal matters and inquiries.

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

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Breaks down barriers to create a more inclusive environment that supports company Great Place to Work goals
• Manager of Process & Data: Challenges end-to-end process efficiency and effectiveness, champion data driven decision-making and removes obstacles to optimize operations
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Contributes to enterprise strategy and influence messaging to connect team contributions to business purpose, results, and success
• Risk Manager: Inspects and challenges risk controls, governance and culture to ensure the timely identification, escalation, debate and remediation of risk across the organization
• People Manager & Coach: Coaches to sustain and elevates organizational performance while differentiating to ensure pay for performance
• Financial Steward: Efficiently allocates and manages resources across the organization to drive short and long term profitability.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Inspects and manages the health of the bench to ensure succession for the organization, while supporting enterprise talent needs
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Mobilizes organizational resources to deliver the full range of the bank’s capabilities to meet client needs and to gain competitive advantage

Required Qualifications:

• 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

Desired Qualifications:

• 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

Minimum Education Requirement: Doctorate degree in related field

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - MA - Boston - 100 Federal St - 100 Federal St Lp (MA5100), US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$235,000.00 - $278,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.