Overview

Intro Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board! Why you'll love this job As a key member of the American Airlines in house legal team, the Director, Senior Attorney - Labor Arbitrations will serve as a dedicated advocate in labor arbitrations under the Railway Labor Act. This role will entail handling labor arbitrations end to end-grievance and case evaluation, strategy development, evidence and witness preparation, hearing presentation, and post hearing briefing-under the various System Board provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreements between AA and its Unions. What you'll do As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.Serves as lead counsel for system boards of adjustment and RLA arbitration proceedings for all relevant represented groupsDevelops comprehensive case strategy, including evaluating merits, identifying legal risks, developing issue framing and arbitration themes, and advising internal clients on recommended case posturePrepares and presents arbitration cases from case preparation through post-hearing briefing Partners closely with Labor Relations, People Business Partners, and operational leadership to align arbitration strategy with broader labor management goals, including reliability, profitability, accountability, and market competitive labor solutionsOffers counsel on contract interpretation, grievance handling, and discipline, ensuring decisions are consistent with collective bargaining agreements and arbitration precedent and advises on contract interpretation issues, grievance trends, and potential negotiation implicationsAdvises on grievance resolution strategies and participates in select collective bargaining strategy discussions, providing legal analysis of proposed changes, historical precedents, and arbitration riskStays current on arbitration awards, labor law developments, and industry trends, and ensures internal stakeholders understand their operational implicationsEducates internal stakeholders on contractual standards, arbitration exposure, evidentiary requirements, and documentation best practicesDrives continuous improvement in grievance handling, case assessment, and arbitration preparation workflowsContributes to policy updates, training modules, and best practice materials to improve consistency and documentation quality across departmentsOversees and manages outside counsel on some matters requiring external representation, ensuring alignment with AA legal strategy and cost effective performance All you'll need for success Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job ExperienceDemonstrates the highest level of ethics and integrityJuris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school, excellent academic record, and active member in good standing in at least one State barAt least five (5) years of successful experience practicing labor and/or employment law, preferably at a national law firm and/or in-houseSuccessful first chair arbitration or trial experience, preferably handling labor arbitrations under the Railway Labor ActExperience in collaborating with company executives, including People Business Partners, Labor Relations, and union leadership, in the context of a unionized workforce preferredStrong command of employment and labor laws, regulat