The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Legal, Employment Law Attorney, Vice President, Dallas & New York City

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc • $150K — $200K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of post-JD employment law advisory and litigation experience, preferably in financial services or large multinational corporate settings.
  • Strong organizational, drafting, and communication skills; ability to create clear and effective communications for clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for building relationships across diverse teams and maintaining effective collaboration within an international team.
  • Highly motivated and proactive, with the agility to thrive in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.
  • Sound judgment and ability to assess risks, demonstrating strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

  • Manage employment-related disputes and coordinate with internal and external counsel.
  • Draft and review employment documentation, including offer and severance letters, and workplace rules.
  • Monitor employment law developments and assess their impact on the firm's Human Capital Management strategy.
  • Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and other relevant departments to integrate Goldman Sachs standards into personnel matters.
  • Provide counsel on internal investigations of employment-related complaints and escalations.
  • Develop and conduct training programs for management and Human Capital Management on employment law topics.
  • Ensure adherence to the firm's principles, ethics, policies, and procedural standards.

Benefits

  • Legal support provided across the firm’s divisions, promoting diverse legal exposure.
  • Opportunity to work closely with the Human Capital Management Division, enhancing cross-functional relationships.
  • Access to a dynamic work environment focused on employee relations and organizational health.
  • Engagement in high-stakes employment-related litigation, including class actions and regulatory matters.
Full Job Description
Job Description

LEGAL

The Employment Law Group (ELG) seeks an experienced employment attorney for either our Dallas or New York office. ELG provides legal support to all divisions across the firm. ELG is responsible for all employment related litigation, including class actions and regulatory matters. Working closely with the Human Capital Management (HCM) Division, ELG provides advice and strategic input to the handling of employee relations matters as well as providing support and advice in relation to (among other things) the firm's benefits and mobility programs, diversity, recruitment, compensation, performance assessment, restructurings, acquisitions and divestitures.

Responsibilities include:
  • Handling employment-related disputes, including managing external counsel where appropriate and coordinating with internal teams including employee relations, HCM business partners, business managers and FIRM leadership
  • Drafting and reviewing employment documentation such as offer letters, severance letters, workplace rules and policies
  • Reviewing and monitoring employment law developments in areas of coverage and addressing potential impact on the firm's HCM strategy
  • Coordinating with other relevant groups throughout the firm, including Legal, Compliance, Tax, Compensation and ensuring that Goldman Sachs standards are incorporated into the handling of all personnel matters
  • Providing counsel on internal investigations of employment-related complaints and escalations
  • Preparing and delivering training programs for management and HCM on various employment law topics
  • Upholding the firm's principles, business controls, ethics, policies and procedures and professional standards

Qualifications / Skills:
  • 8+ years of post-JD employment law advisory and litigation experience gained in private practice, and/or with a large multinational corporate organization, financial services experience a plus
  • Excellent organizational, drafting and communication skills (oral and written): commitment to excellence; ability to draft communications easily understandable to clients (whether legal advice, scripts for manager discussions, or broad internal communications); confident and strong project management and presentation skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and client skills: ability to build and maintain strong relationships with relevant business groups within the firm; ability to work with a team of diverse individuals; ability to work collaboratively and as part of an International Legal team that is dispersed geographically
  • Highly motivated and proactive; the ability to respond calmly, creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure, changing environment; takes ownership of large-scale projects and has a strong work ethic
  • Excellent judgment and ability to assess risks; ability to take firm positions to protect the firm's interests; keen business acumen

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
NASDAQ
GS
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