Job Description

The Associate General Attorney or General Attorney, Labor, Employment & Personal Injury will support Union Pacific and its 32,000+ employees by delivering risk optimized and strategic employment labor and advice. Reporting to the Senior Counsel, Law, this attorney will assist the labor, employment and personal injury team providing practical business-oriented and strategic legal counseling to business leaders and the human resources and labor relations teams. Experience in or representing the rail industry would be a distinct advantage. The selected candidate will be well-respected and sought out for his/her legal excellence, high intelligence, business judgment, work ethic and pragmatism. While confident and assertive in driving solutions for the Company, the selected candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as technical expertise.

Serve as legal counsel to Union Pacific Railroad.

Accountabilities

Support Union Pacific's labor and employment legal function, and have responsibility for a broad range of labor and employment issues
Serve as a tactical business partner and trusted legal advisor to the business clients
Work with the labor, employment and personal injury team in the Law Department to establish processes, structure, methodologies and procedures that create efficiencies, reduce costs and increase client service timing and orientation, as needed
Advise the clients regarding relevant regulatory legal issues, topics and legislative initiatives, and proactively monitor industry and regulatory trends
Build and maintain a positive and influential relationship with key business stakeholders, including operations, safety, human resources and labor relations leaders
Direct the advice to management on day-to-day employee relations matters and develop business-focused solutions
Work with management, business leaders and the Compliance function to maintain a culture of safety and compliance
Stay on the cutting edge of labor, employment, and litigation legal trends and take proactive, affirmative steps to minimize potential legal exposure for the Company
Work with and manage outside counsel including the outside counsel budget

Qualifications

Required

A Juris Doctor degree
Excellent legal and business judgment, high standards, and impeccable integrity
Strong writing, communication, and legal analysis skills
A practical and proactive legal counsel with excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to develop and deliver training sessions and related educational tools regarding preventative law and compliance to reduce Company exposure to legal risk
Admitted to practice law in the state of Nebraska or eligible to be admitted in Nebraska or to be registered as In-house counsel
At least 3-5 years experience in labor and employment at a top-tier law firm
Ability to distill complex issues clearly and help devise solutions in a direct, professional manner
Experience with making solid judgment calls under pressure and working well both independently and as part of a team
Anticipate emerging employment & legal trends and design and implement strategies and tactics to address them
High ethical standards and integrity
Excellent customer service, and time and project management skills
Experience with employee privacy, whistleblower, ADA, FMLA, WARN, and EEO

Preferred

Some trial and litigation experience in state, federal or administrative courts
Experience with OFCCP compliance and audits
Experience and exposure to the rail industry, including FRSA, RLA and FELA
Experience with labor matters, including arbitrations and negotiations

Work Conditions

18 years of age or older
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