Sr. Attorney - Employment

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Job Summary:

As a Sr. Attorney on the Employment team in the Legal and Compliance Department, you’ll play a key role in supporting The Standard’s efforts to comply with its labor and employment law obligations. You’ll utilize your strong collaboration skills and expertise to offer advice and counsel to key stakeholders, help proactively identify and mitigate risk, and help achieve the Company’s business goals.   As a Sr. Attorney, you’ll act as a mentor to members of your team, proactively initiate work that contributes to overall team success, and work collaboratively within and across teams to break down barriers and achieve goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice and counsel regarding employment and labor law obligations, including, but not limited to, benefit issues (such as ERISA), leaves of absence, and accommodations.
• Act as a strategic business partner to a diverse set of stakeholders, including Management, and Human Resources. 
• Maintain a thorough understanding of potential legislation and regulatory developments and communicate updates to stakeholders.  
• Draft and review various complex employment documents, including offer letters, employment agreements, executive agreements, separation agreements, and corporate policies.
• Draft, review, and revise compensation plans.
• Assist in development and maintenance of internal policies and procedures to support the growth of the Company.
• Effectively gather diverse sets of requirements from various stakeholders to synthesize and communicate information that supports informed decision-making.
• Produce quality, legally defensible legal product that accurately reflect stakeholder’s intent.
• Act as a trusted partner by effectively formulating potential risks and outcomes, demonstrating   holistic understanding of business goals and risks
• Efficiently formulate accurate, comprehensive advice that is easily understandable and digestible to a variety of stakeholders. 
• Work collaboratively within and across teams to break down barriers and achieve goals.

Skills and Background You’ll Need:

Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence and admitted to practice in state bar of residence or other relevant jurisdiction.  Admitted to practice or willingness to become admitted to practice in the State of Oregon.

Experience:

• Minimum of six years of experience providing employment law advice and counsel required.
• Providing in-house employment law advice and counsel to a national employer (preferred). 
• Merger & Acquisition activity experience (preferred).
• Advising life and disability insurance companies (preferred).
• Advising on executive compensation matters (preferred). 
• Ability to develop and to deliver successful presentations to internal audiences.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Winning together: Strong communication & collaboration skills, including ability to effectively work as a member of a larger team of attorneys and legal professionals to serve internal business partners.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk.
• Driving Success: Consistently demonstrate an understanding of, and motivation to, achieve business goals in a legally defensible manner.

Why join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• An annual incentive bonus plan
• Generous paid time off
• A supportive and responsive management approach
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement 
• Paid time off to volunteer
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
• Much more!

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.