Attorney (Legal)

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is part of the nation's central bank and we've provided many opportunities for professional growth during our history.

For 25 years in a row we've been named “One of Northeast Ohio's Best Places to Work” by North Coast 99. This prestigious award honors organizations with outstanding employment practices, including compensation, benefits, training, recruitment, retention, community services, and employee communications.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has an immediate opening for a full-time Attorney in its Legal Department. The role does not have any managerial responsibilities.

Essential Accountabilities

• Provides legal advice and counsel to Bank management on routine and less-complex legal issues and policy concerns

• Supports the legal department's representation of the Bank at hearings, meetings and other proceedings, and the department's management of outside legal counsels' representation of the Bank in litigation

• Supports staff training activities through review and explanation of changes in laws, regulations and Board of Governor's policies

• Negotiates routine or less-complex legal matters with customers, vendors, opposing counsel and other parties

• Participates on Bank and system workgroups

• Stays informed about current legislative, judicial and regulatory developments by reviewing periodicals and attending seminars

• Provides guidance to Bank management and must be able do so, orally and in writing, in an accurate, clear and concise manner 

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested

• Adheres to the Bank's attendance policies through regular and prompt attendance

Education & Experience

• Doctoral Degree - Law / Juris Doctorate

• Licensed to practice law in State of Ohio.

• 3+ years of related work experience

Knowledge Areas

• Basic knowledge of project management

• Intermediate knowledge of regulations, procedures and practices of employment, contract, government ethics, and/or Freedom of Information Act

• Intermediate ability to perform independent research

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office 365

• Proficient in legal research tools and software

• Strong understanding of corporate governance and regulatory compliance

Skill Areas

• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities

• Basic strategic thinking/planning skills

• Intermediate presentation/public speaking

• Intermediate written and verbal communications

• Strong attention to detail and organizational

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

Physical Demands and General Working Conditions            

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reserves the right to revise this or any job description at any time. 

Reasonable Accommodation Statement - The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to clev.4d.benefits.specialist@clev.frb.org.

Bank's Ethics Rules and Drug Testing:

As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, any debt or equity interest in a depository institution or an affiliate of a depository institution. A "depository institution" means a bank, a trust company, or any institution that accepts deposits, including a bank chartered under the laws of a foreign country. In addition, employees (and their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children) may not own shares of mutual funds, unit investment trusts or ETFs that have a policy, as stated in the prospectus, of concentrating in the financial services industry and that have underlying investments in banks or other depository institutions.  If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting.

In addition, as a condition of employment, candidates must undergo a background check and will be tested for all controlled substances prohibited by federal law, to include marijuana, prior to hire and for certain safety sensitive positions during employment.  

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Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Legal Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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