Staff Attorney - Sr Counsel (multi-level)

Provides legal counsel and advice to the corporation and its subsidiaries to ensure their effective operation in accordance with federal, state, local, and/or international laws

Essential Functions

• Provides legal counsel and guidance to FedEx to ensure legal compliance and protection of its rights.
• Assesses legal risks, prepares legal documents, represents the company in legal matters, and provides on-the-spot legal advice.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Education

Juris Doctorate degree from an Accredited Bar Association (ABA) and admission to the bar.

Minimum Experience:

Four (4) years’ experience and demonstrated competency relevant to area of legal specialization.

Superior academic record.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.

Verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of management.

Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals.

Ability to analyze, review, and make recommendations. Ability to work and influence peers and senior management.

Preferred Qualifications: This position provides critical support to the Commercial organization and the Company’s AI efforts. Technology Transactional experience handling complex data and technology transactions domestically and globally. Client communication and good problem-solving skills.

Pay Transparency:

Pay: Staff Attorney: Mkt N&Y-$7,897.55 - $15,795.10; Mkt M-$9,082.19 - $18,164.36 |Sr Attorney I/Sr Attorney II: Mkt N&Y- $10,429.04 - $20,858.09; Mkt M-$11,993.39 - $23,986.81 |Sr Counsel: Mkt N&Y-$11,040.27 - $22,080.54; Mkt M-$12,696.31 - $25,392.62

Additional Details: Desired location is Mem, TN, PGH, PA, Plano, TX, and Irvine, CA, but the role can be located anywhere within the United States excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories. You may be required to work at a FedEx Campus several times per week.

Pay Transparency:
The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. In New Jersey, any compensable Security and Walk time will be paid to non-exempt/hourly employees at the state minimum wage.

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California Fair Chance: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers , the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. 

FedEx complies with criminal history and Security Threat Assessment (STA) screening requirements defined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for positions requiring security identification display area (SIDA) access, Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations for commercial driving positions, Department of Defense Facility Security Office standard procedures in covered facilities, and all other laws, regulations, or executive orders, including those required by federal, state, or local government contract, or which the Attorney General determines to be essential for an employer to do business with an agency or department of the federal, state, or local government.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact View email address on us.fitly.work .

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E-Verify Program Participant: Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only). Please click below to learn more about the E-Verify program:

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