Employment Legal Attorney

Your role

Do you thrive on managing your own caseload and learning about a variety of business operations? Have you managed arbitration or court matters? Do you have an interest or some experience in employment law matters? We're looking for someone like this to:

provide legal advice and guidance on employment law issues across the Americas with focus on non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and other restrictive covenants as well as data protection/leakage and high-dollar asset recovery/collection matters
manage time-sensitive and high-profile litigation in federal and state courts and arbitration forums
partner with various functions within the bank, including HR, Employee Relations, Compliance, Finance, Data Privacy and Insider Threat teams as well as management teams in Wealth Management and Investment Bank
think strategically and assist with proactive management of legal risk

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together were more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

Your team

You'll be working in the Employment Legal - Americas team. We're responsible for all employment legal issues across all Americas locations and we support all of the UBS Business Divisions. So, you can be working on something for the Investment Bank in New York in the morning and for Wealth Management in Puerto Rico in the afternoon. You'll work within a regional team of lawyers (located in Nashville, New York, Stamford and Weehawken) and be part of a global team (located in Zurich, London and Hong Kong).

Your expertise

ideally at least 3 years' experience managing litigation in government, private practice or in-house with some exposure to employment law
a law degree and are admitted to practice law in the U.S. (or ability to obtain admission)
Exposure to FINRA or other arbitration forums
experience working with senior stakeholders on sensitive matters
excellent technical skills, sound critical thinking, problem-solving and negotiating skills, with the ability to apply those skills to a wide range of HR, employment, regulatory, tax and other issues
self-motivation and capability of delivering solution-oriented, firm but fair, pragmatic and risk-based advice

About us

UBS is the worlds largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.