Lead Counsel

Position Overview

Provide legal guidance to management and leadership regarding employee benefit plans.

• Provide legal counsel, direction and strategic advice to management at all levels regarding employee benefit plans.
• Ensure company compliance of all pension and welfare benefit plans with applicable federal and state laws.
• Represent the plans before government agencies and defend the plans in contested matters.
• Stay abreast of existing and new regulations and review, analyze and provide comments to notices of proposed rule making.
• Prepare, review and negotiate agreements and documents related to pension and welfare plans to ensure maximum benefit to the company with minimum exposure to risk.
• Interface with applicable governmental agencies and manage regulatory charges, claims, investigations, settlements and other legal proceedings.
• Provide guidance to executive leadership regarding employee benefit related regulatory matters that have a direct impact on the company.
• Coordinate, oversee and evaluate the performance and progress of outside counsel as necessary to ensure proper and efficient handling of legal matters.
• Perform independent special projects of a legal and confidential nature for the department or company, as assigned.
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as required.

Disclaimer:
This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

• Juris Doctorate degree from an A.B.A. accredited law school and admission to the Bar plus twelve (12) years’ experience as an attorney with at least three (3) years’ of experience practicing law in area of expertise.
• Strong knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes.
• Strong organizational skills, time‑management and multi‑tasking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience and ability to use Microsoft Office software, including but not limited to Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Fast‑paced, deadline oriented.
• Some travel required, including possible international travel.

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location(s). Actual pay is determined by job‑related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, such as experience, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. Eligible employees offered health, vision, dental, life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance, employee assistance program, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, 2 weeks paid parental leave, paid bereavement, employee discounts, 6.67–13.34 hours vacation per month based on service time, 8 paid holidays.

Pay Range: $ – $ per year

Colorado Pay Ranges:
Springfield $146,810 – $256,918;
Colorado Springs, Grand Junction $146,810 – $256,918;
Henderson, Mead $146,810 – $256,918;
Gypsum $146,810 – $256,918

Illinois Pay Ranges:
East Moline, Effingham, Kankakee, Lincoln, Quincy, Rockford $146,810 – $256,918;
Aurora, Bolingbrook, Chicago Heights, Des Plaines, Elmhurst, Forest View, Joliet, Schaumburg, Summit‑Argo, Zion $146,810 – $256,918

New York Pay Ranges:
Plattsburgh, Buffalo, Watertown, North Chili, East Syracuse, Nichols $146,810 – $256,918;
Nichols $146,810 – $256,918;
Bethpage, Montgomery, West Babylon $146,810 – $256,918

While this is a remote position, the successful candidate must reside within 50 miles of a Fed Ex Freight location within the continental U.S.

This position could also be domiciled at any Fed Ex Freight location within the continental US, requiring you to work at a Fed Ex Freight location several times per week.

Fed Ex Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with Fed Ex Freight, please call 800‑888‑8252 or…