Assistant General Counsel-Employment Law bei ARIZONA FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION

Description

Job Summary Overview

Provide legal advice and services to internal business partners with a focus on supporting the Employee Services (Human Resources) team. Ensure compliance with labor and employment laws while helping to protect the organization’s interests. Specifically, advise on employee relations, workplace policies, internal investigations, and other employment-related matters.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide day-to-day legal advice and counsel to HR (Employee Services) on a broad range of employment-related matters, including hiring, performance management, accommodations, leaves of absence, terminations, and employee relations.
• Draft, review, and update HR-related policies, handbooks, agreements, and compliance documentation to align with evolving legal requirements and organizational goals.
• Support internal investigations related to employee complaints, misconduct, and potential violations of policy or law.
• Monitor and interpret federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; recommend policy or practice changes to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Assist in the development and delivery of training for HR and management on employment law, workplace conduct, and compliance topics.
• Manage and coordinate with outside counsel on employment litigation and administrative claims, including EEOC, DOL, and state agency matters.
• Partner with HR on risk assessments and mitigation strategies for complex or sensitive employment decisions.
• Collaborate with other internal stakeholders to ensure a consistent and legally sound approach to employment-related matters across the organization.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on labor and employment law during organizational projects, including workforce restructures or HR initiatives.

Position Required Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.

• Minimum of five(5) years’ experience as an employment law attorney, or in house counsel with a focus on employment law, or a combination of experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbal and written.
• Exceptional analytical ability.
• Strong attention to detail.
• May require some travel.

Licenses, Training, and Certifications Required

Must be licensed to practice law in Arizona and an attorney in good standing.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working at a financial institution (credit union) or governmental agency (federal agency).

Hybrid Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. 
• Frequently required to sit. 
• Regularly required to use hands to finger keys accurately when computer keyboards; reach with hands and arms. 
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus. 
• The noise level in the home office work environment is usually moderate; however, this position entails mostly remote work. 

NOTE: The job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Requirements listed in the above qualifications and physical requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, abilities, physical demands, or work environment required or encountered that must be met by an employee to successfully perform each duty and each function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Employees who work from home must have business operational internet to complete work tasks and communicate via video call or chat messaging systems in a dedicated workspace.