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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

The American Red Cross Office of General Counsel is seeking an experienced attorney to handle dispute resolution and litigation. This attorney will also advise on regulatory issues, legal risk, and risk mitigation in a wide variety of areas of law, including FD&C Act, antitrust, insurance, bankruptcy, contracts, torts, and more. The successful candidate will be nimble, endlessly curious, and embrace opportunities to tackle new and different challenges on a regular basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a litigation attorney who wishes to join a dynamic in-house team, expand their horizons beyond litigation, and contribute to the humanitarian mission of one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations. The attorney will report to the Chief Counsel for Mission Services.

Serve as subject matter expert on dispute resolution and litigation (Labor/Employment)
Proactively address legal disputes to resolve them without litigation.
Manage litigation (including selecting and directing the work of outside counsel, driving case strategy, partnering with outside counsel to draft and edit pleadings and briefs and conduct discovery, handling subpoenas, and participating in mediations and settlement negotiations)
Develop and implement strategies to address litigation and regulatory risk.
Participate on cross functional teams to develop and implement programs.
Research and analyze complex legal issues on a wide range of topics with specific focus on Labor & Employment.
Provide in-house training on legal compliance issues
Conduct investigations

Individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in specific area. Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects. Use creative approaches to develop solutions.

Qualifications:

J.D. from accredited law school
License to practice and in good standing in a U.S. state bar
7+ years of relevant legal experience, including at least 5 years as a litigation attorney in a law firm
Extensive knowledge of litigation practice
Demonstrated commitment to cross-functional collaboration
Excellent research, writing, analysis, and time management skills
Nimble, curious, and a fast learner, with exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Superior oral and written communication skills.

*Combination of candidate’s education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description’s minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

The work location is 100% remote with attendance at occasional meetings in DC will be required.

The salary range for this position is $135,000- $160,000

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE

Litigation experience in a variety of areas specifically Labor
In-house collaboration or experience working directly for an organization.
Intellectual Curiosity.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

· Medical, Dental Vision plans

· Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts

· PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure

· Paid Holidays: 11 comprised of 6 core holidays & 5 floating Holidays

· 401K with up to 6% match

· Paid Family Leave

· Employee Assistance

· Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term

· Service Awards and recognition

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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