Team/Role Overview The successful candidate will form part of the LATAM HR Legal team who provide employment law support to the full range of businesses within Citi in LATAM.
The role will report into the head of the LATAM HR Legal team and will form part of Citi's legal team in Mexico .The role will provide contentious and non-contentious employment advice within Mexico to a wide stakeholder base including the business, compliance, legal, HR, ER and management.The role will also day to day supervise and mentor a less experienced employment lawyer also based in Mexico.? Responsibilities The role will involve a number of different responsibilities, There will be day-to-day responsibility for managing your own caseload of complex and significant matters. Managing employment litigation, liaising with senior internal clients and external lawyers through the litigation process. Providing general employment advisory support to HR, ER, compliance, legal, management and the business;Assisting with performance management, employee disputes, disciplinaries and grievances;Assisting with data privacy issuesAdvising on contract, compensation and benefit issues, liaising with recruitment, HR, ER, compensation and benefits;Advising on contingent workers, status, disputes etc;Providing employment advice and co-ordinating with external counsel and internal stakeholders during investigations;Managing external employment law firms in MexicoSupervising and training a more junior employeePrimary responsibility for escalating and reporting on significant employment matters arising in Mexico to the HR Legal LATAM head and the relevant country counsel.Liaising with senior management in Mexico on employment law mattersQualifications This challenging role will broaden and deepen experience and knowledge of banking and financial services matters and as part of the Global HR Legal team provides the opportunity for exposure to a global organisation and growth. The successful candidate should have (i) extensive current knowledge of the Ley Federal de Trabajo; (ii) significant experience counseling clients on employment law matters in Mexico, (iii) experience of conducting investigations and training, and litigation management; (iiv) excellent analytical, communication and writing skills; and (v) the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.Some understanding of banking/financial institutions or in house experience would be helpful.Proficiency in Microsoft Office products - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, & SharePoint for compiling written reports and spreadsheets on an investigationRequired Background: Degree or equivalent10 years plus experienceBar license in good standing to practice lawFluent English (Advance)
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