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FedEx Freight · 3 weeks ago

Lead Counsel-Employee Benefits

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $257K/yr

12+ years exp

FedEx Freight is seeking a Lead Counsel for Employee Benefits to provide legal guidance regarding employee benefit plans. The role involves ensuring compliance with applicable laws, representing the plans before government agencies, and advising executive leadership on regulatory matters.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Provide legal counsel, direction and strategic advice to management at all levels regarding employee benefit plans

Ensure company compliance of all pension and welfare benefit plans with applicable federal and state laws

Represent the plans before government agencies and defend the plans in contested matters

Stay abreast of existing and new regulations and review, analyze and provide comments to notices of proposed rulemaking

Prepare, review and negotiate agreements and documents related to pension and welfare plans to ensure maximum benefit to the company with minimum exposure to risk

Interface with applicable governmental agencies and manage regulatory charges, claims, investigations, settlements and other legal proceedings

Provide guidance to executive leadership regarding employee benefit related regulatory matters that have a direct impact on the company

Coordinate, oversee and evaluate the performance and progress of outside counsel as necessary to ensure proper and efficient handling of legal matters

Perform independent special projects of a legal and confidential nature for the department or company, as assigned

Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures

Perform other duties as required

Qualification

Juris DoctorateEmployee benefits lawLegislative processesRegulatory complianceMicrosoft OfficeMulti-tasking skillsOrganizational skillsTime-management skillsWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

Juris Doctorate degree from an A.B.A. accredited law school and admission to the Bar plus twelve (12) years' experience as an attorney with at least three (3) years' of experience practicing law in area of expertise

Strong knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes

Strong organizational skills, time-management and multi-tasking skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience and ability to use Microsoft office software, including but not limited to Work, Excel and Outlook