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Union Pacific

<p></p><div><div><div><div><div><b>Date: </b>Aug 27, 2025
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Location:
</b>Omaha, NE, US, 68000
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><b>Reference Number:</b> 3557<br>
<b>Department: </b>Law<br>
<b>Closing Date:</b> 09/24/2025<br>
We encourage you to apply early, as this position may be filled before the anticipated closing date.<br>
<b>Job Level:</b> 15<br>
The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000.</div><br>
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If you wish to solicit an employee referral for this position, please ensure the employee submits the referral prior to submitting your application.</b></div><div><div><div><div><b>
Description</b></div>
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Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Fortune 150 company with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, is seeking a well-qualified attorney to join its Law Department team of in-house attorneys and paralegals who defend personal injury (&ldquo;PI&rdquo;) and FRSA Whistleblower lawsuits filed in state and federal courts. This General Attorney position is in Omaha.</div><br>
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The successful candidate will serve as a civil litigator specializing in written legal advocacy. The position entails using effective and persuasive writing skills to draft motions and briefs in litigation defended by Union Pacific&rsquo;s in-house PI litigation team. The Union Pacific in-house PI litigation team is primarily responsible for litigating employee (e.g., Federal Employers&rsquo; Liability Act) and third-party (e.g., premises liability, train-vehicle collisions at crossings, auto accidents) personal injury lawsuits from the initial filing of the lawsuit up to and including trial. The PI litigators represent the Company as lead counsel before federal and state courts in Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri. This General Attorney position will play a vital role on the team by drafting motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, Daubert motions, motions to compel, motions for protective order, motions in limine, trial briefs, and appellate briefs. This position also provides an opportunity for &ldquo;hands on&rdquo; advocacy, by defending 2 &ndash; 3 FRSA Whistleblower lawsuits filed at the Department of Labor and presided over by an Administrative Law Judge.</div><br>
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The General Attorney will work in a highly collaborative and team-oriented environment, working closely with the other in-house PI litigators, and with Risk Management and the Operating managers who investigate the railroad accidents and the claims that follow. As a valued litigation team member, the General Attorney will help develop themes and defenses to actions filed or threatened against the railroad or filed on behalf of the railroad. Beyond litigating, the General Attorney will also advise and provide counsel to organizational clients in a variety of legal matters to provide a safe workplace, manage risk and exposure, and comply with related legal issues and requirements. The General Attorney will have the opportunity to learn the business of operating a dynamic Class I Railroad to better provide legal services to Union Pacific.</div><br>
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The General Attorney will work under the supervision and guidance of a supervising attorney and other seasoned trial counsel. The successful candidate will be expected to draft the motions and briefs in a timely fashion to allow the in-house paralegals and litigators to review and finalize the work product before filing. The in-house PI litigators may try to verdict an average of 1 &ndash; 2 cases per year and the successful candidate for this General Attorney position will be given the opportunity to try cases with others.</div></div></div><div><div><div><b>
Accountabilities</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>Strong written advocacy skills</li>
<li>Highly organized</li>
<li>Timely completion of tasks</li>
<li>Lead, handle, and balance a high volume of matters and assignments</li>
<li>Ability to prioritize and handle the workload</li>
<li>Meet deadlines in a changing, fast-paced environment, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Enjoys litigation and written advocacy</li>
<li>Work independently and with a team exercising excellent judgment and both strategic and tactical thinking</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal, client relationship, and team skills</li>
<li>Conduct research and analyze legal issues</li>
<li>Reviewing all case materials, reading all transcripts, motions, briefs, and legal memoranda, attending site visits and inspections, and interviewing witnesses</li>
<li>Expertise in legal and analytical work with business-oriented pragmatic approach to problem-solving</li>
<li>Specialized knowledge and experience</li>
<li>Provide legal guidance to organizational clients</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div><b>Qualifications - Required</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>A Juris Doctor degree</li>
<li>Licensed to practice law in Nebraska</li>
<li>5 or more years of of work experience as an appellate attorney, or law clerk or briefing attorney for a state or federal trial or appellate court, or a civil litigator with significant writing experience</li>
<li>Must be highly proficient in writing. Writing sample will be required.</li>
<li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li>
<li>Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Teams, Excel, Powerpoint)</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div><b>Qualifications - Preferred</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>Track record of success winning motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and Daubert motions in state or federal courts in the U.S.</li>
<li>Experience litigating against highly skilled advocates</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div><b>Physical and Mental Job Requirements</b></div>
</div></div><div></div><div><div><div><b>Work Conditions</b></div>
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What we offer:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>A strengths-based, engagement-focused, and performance-oriented culture</li>
<li>Ongoing learning, development, and Educational Assistance (including little to no out-of-pocket cost for online and in-person courses at the University of Nebraska at Omaha)</li>
<li>401(k) with 100% match up to 6%, plus additional automatic 3% (contribute 6% and UP will contribute 9% [6% + 3%])</li>
<li>Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 20% match up to 5%</li>
<li>Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability, life, and AD&amp;D insurance</li>
<li>Health Savings Account (with company contribution) Dependent Care Savings Account and Transportation Spending Account</li>
<li>Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs</li>
<li>Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance, paid Maternity and Parental Leave</li>
<li>Competitive compensation including eligibility for annual merit, bonus, and equity programs dependent on job level and personal and company performance</li></ul><br>
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The final salary of the selected candidate for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty and training. This position also includes additional compensation and benefits offered by Union Pacific.</div><br>
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This position is eligible for participation in the Union Pacific Annual Compensation Program. This is a pay-for-performance program which administers annual salary adjustments, cash incentive bonuses and stock equity as determined by individual performance, company performance and program guidelines. Additionally, this position is eligible for health and welfare benefits, retirement, financial planning benefits and paid and unpaid leave. For more information regarding Union Pacific&rsquo;s nonagreement employee benefits, please visit our management benefits page.</div><br>
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General Attorney

<p></p><div><div><div><div><div><b>Date: </b>Aug 12, 2025
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Location:
</b>SPRING, TX, US, 73301
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><b>Reference Number:</b> 3450<br>
<b>Department: </b>Law<br>
<b>Closing Date:</b> 09/12/2025<br>
<b>Job Level:</b> 15<br>
The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000.</div><br>
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Note</i></b><i>: It is your responsibility to ensure accurate and updated information is provided when applying for this position. Be sure to add/modify your work history </i><b><i>prior</i></b><i> to submitting your application.</i></div><div><div><div><div><b>
Description</b></div>
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Union Pacific, a Fortune 150 company, has an open position for a General Attorney in Spring, Texas. The Spring Law office has a team of attorneys and paralegals who defend and try personal injury and whistleblower lawsuits filed in state and federal courts in Texas and in front of Administrative Law Judges. The UP Law office is in Spring, Texas.</div>
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The General Attorney serves as a trial attorney for Union Pacific and is responsible for a heavy litigation caseload. The General Attorney is primarily responsible for litigating employee (e.g. Federal Employers&rsquo; Liability Act) and third-party (e.g. premises liability, train-vehicle collisions at crossings, auto accidents) personal injury lawsuits from the initial filing of the lawsuit up to and including trial. The General Attorney represents the Company as lead counsel before federal and state courts to achieve the best outcome. This includes filing responsive pleadings to lawsuits, conducting discovery, interviewing witnesses, taking and defending depositions, drafting motions, retaining expert witnesses, and representing Union Pacific at hearings and trial. The position involves some intra-state travel on occasion. The caseload primarily entails lawsuits filed in Harris County and contiguous counties.
</div><div>This position also involves collaboration with risk management and operating managers in investigating claims, and in developing themes and defenses to actions filed or threatened against the railroad or filed on behalf of the railroad. The General Attorney also provides advice and counsel to organizational clients in a variety of legal matters to provide a safe workplace, manage risk and exposure, and counsel clients on a variety of operational and compliance related legal issues. The General Attorney will have the opportunity to learn the business of operating a Class I Railroad to better provide legal services to Union Pacific.</div>
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The General Attorney will work under the supervision and guidance of a supervising attorney and other seasoned trial counsel. General Attorneys have their own case load and a degree of autonomy in working up and defending their assigned lawsuits. The successful candidate will be expected to investigate and thoroughly prepare the cases for trial and be ready and willing to try them. The General Attorney may try to verdict an average of 1 &ndash; 2 cases per year and prepare five or more additional cases for trial each year.</div></div></div><div><div><div><b>
Accountabilities</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>Highly organized</li>
<li>Timely completion of tasks</li>
<li>Lead, handle and balance a high volume of matters and assignments</li>
<li>Ability to prioritize and handle the workload</li>
<li>Meet deadlines in a changing, fast-paced environment, and desire and ability to work in this environment</li>
<li>Enjoys litigation and trial advocacy</li>
<li>Strong oral and written advocacy skills</li>
<li>Work independently and with a team exercising excellent judgment and both strategic and tactical thinking</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal, client relationship, and team skills</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div><b>Qualifications - Required</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>A Juris Doctor degree</li>
<li>Licensed to practice law in Texas</li>
<li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li>
<li>Trial experience - must have jury trial experience as lead or co-lead counsel</li>
<li>7 or more years of of work experience as a litigation attorney and/or prosecutor or public defender</li>
<li>Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Teams, Excel, Powerpoint)</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div><b>Qualifications - Preferred</b></div>
</div><div><ul><li>Experience litigating in both federal and state courts</li>
<li>Experience litigating and trying higher exposure cases against highly skilled opponents</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div><b>Physical and Mental Job Requirements</b></div>
</div></div><div></div><div><div><div><b>Work Conditions</b></div></div></div></div><br>
<div></div>
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What we offer:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>A strengths-based, engagement-focused, and performance-oriented culture</li>
<li>Ongoing learning, development, and Educational Assistance (including little to no out-of-pocket cost for online and in-person courses at the University of Nebraska at Omaha)</li>
<li>401(k) with 100% match up to 6%, plus additional automatic 3% (contribute 6% and UP will contribute 9% [6% + 3%])</li>
<li>Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 20% match up to 5%</li>
<li>Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability, life, and AD&amp;D insurance</li>
<li>Health Savings Account (with company contribution) Dependent Care Savings Account and Transportation Spending Account</li>
<li>Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs</li>
<li>Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance, paid Maternity and Parental Leave</li>
<li>Competitive compensation including eligibility for annual merit, bonus, and equity programs dependent on job level and personal and company performance</li></ul><br>
<div></div>
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The final salary of the selected candidate for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty and training. This position also includes additional compensation and benefits offered by Union Pacific.</div><br>
<div></div>
<div>
This position is eligible for participation in the Union Pacific Annual Compensation Program. This is a pay-for-performance program which administers annual salary adjustments, cash incentive bonuses and stock equity as determined by individual performance, company performance and program guidelines. Additionally, this position is eligible for health and welfare benefits, retirement, financial planning benefits and paid and unpaid leave. For more information regarding Union Pacific&rsquo;s nonagreement employee benefits, please visit our management benefits page.</div>
 </div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Background Check Investigation
 </div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div>Medical Review
 </div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div>Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation</div></div></div></div></div>

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