Job Description

A career in Office of General Counsel, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to be a part of the Firm’s legal department by providing dedicated legal support in the areas of litigation, counselling, and corporate, commercial, and employment law. You’ll play an important part in all aspects of regulatory proceedings involving the Firm and its personnel by supporting on regulatory issues, advising the Firm on matters relating to its operations, supporting the Firm’s client contracting function, and advising on matters related to employees. As part of our team, you’ll help with researching background information related to legal issues and prepare legal documents. You’ll focus on drafting contracts or legal agreements, retaining files of prepared legal documents, and coordinating requests between internal and external counsel.
 

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Director, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

Support team to disrupt, improve and evolve ways of working when necessary.
Arrange and sponsor appropriate assignments and experiences to help people realise their potential and support their long-term aspirations.
Identify gaps in the market and spot opportunities to create value propositions.
Look for opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.
Create an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
I promote and encourage others to value difference when working in diverse teams.
Drive and take ownership for developing connections that help deliver what is best for our people and stakeholders.
Influence and facilitate the creation of long-term relationships which add value to the firm.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The employment lawyers provide specialized legal advice on matters (including investigations, pay practices, recruiting, performance management, transactions, policies, procedures, contracts, benefits and immigration matters). The group oversees and provides strategic management of disputes by employees or partners. Employment lawyers provide direct support to business leaders across the segments working closely with People Teams, Partner Affairs, Ethics & Compliance and National Benefits.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:

Juris Doctorate

Minimum Years of Experience:

5 year(s) of related legal or PwC experience

Certification(s) Required:

Admitted to practice law in New York state and is in good standing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates thought leader-level abilities and a proven record of success as an employment law litigator and counselor directing efforts in the following areas: 

Demonstrating proven technical acumen, ability to learn quickly and high level of agility to enable client strategy; 
Leading cogently to support analysis of complex legal/regulatory/business issues and providing best-in-class legal advice that is practical, often on a time-sensitive basis; 
Developing recommendations independently and communicating them to high-level stakeholders, demonstrating prudent judgment; 
Teaming and collaborating well with colleagues, clients and counterparties; 
Managing multiple cases/matters/projects and/or teams of internal and/or external resources with care and attention to maintain project management and meeting deadlines;
Managing pre-dispute and dispute matters to strategic advantage of client; 
Demonstrating thoughtful selection, instruction and supervision of external counsel to drive value from legal spend; and,
In-house employment law experience (including secondment experience) preferred.