First Citizens Bank · 10 hours ago
HR Counsel - Litigation
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expFirst Citizens Bank is a financial institution seeking an HR Counsel - Litigation to provide legal advice and counsel on various HR legal matters. This role involves managing external counsel, supporting pre-litigation disputes, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations related to employee relations and HR policies.
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Responsibilities
Provides legal counsel support to HR to identify, assess, and mitigate employment-related legal risk
Partners with external counsel on the strategy and resolution of employment and HR-related legal matters
Advises on complex employee relations, disciplinary, investigations, performance management, and separation matters to ensure legal defensibility and regulatory alignment
Supports administrative matters and litigation by providing subject-matter expertise, document review, and strategic guidance
Serves as a trusted legal advisor to HR partners by providing practical, risk-based guidance aligned with business objectives and enterprise risk tolerance
Effectively consults with and communicates clear legal direction to HR partners on sensitive employee matters
Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to support enterprise initiatives and operational execution
Contributes to the development and implementation of HR policies, programs, and processes used across the enterprise
Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and maintains employment-related agreements and transaction specific legal documentation, including employment, separation, and settlement agreements
Ensures documentation aligns with legal requirements, internal governance standards, and conduct risk expectations
Monitors federal and state laws, regulations, and court opinions to determine their impact on HR legal matters
Translates complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, practice guidance for HR partners
Provides subject-matter expertise on employment law trends, regulatory expectations, and emerging risks to inform policy development and risk management
Supports policy interpretation and application to ensure consistent and compliant implementation across the organization
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (JD) Degree and 6 years of post-JD legal/litigation experience
Must be able to resolve complex legal issues and provide quality legal services in a timely manner
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Advanced organization and time management skills
Strong attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Ability to manage outside counsel
Negotiation skills
Ability to work independently but take direction as required
Proven history of managing projects, meeting deadlines, and producing and presenting excellent deliverables
Intermediate experience with MS Office, specifically the ability to conduct data analysis using Excel
Preferred
North Carolina law license preferred but not required
Experience handling management-side employment litigation
Experience providing employment law advice and counsel to a large financial institution
Broad experience to include risk-adjusted advice and counsel on employment law related matters including performance management, conduct, terminations, leaves of absence and accommodations, workplace investigations, M&A, wage and hour, labor, restrictive covenants, employment litigation
Benefits
A competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program
Company
First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$33M2021-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $10M
2018-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $23M
1986-10-31IPO
Leadership Team
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Craig Nix
Chief Financial Officer
Samantha Bureau - Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
Recent News
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