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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead litigation strategy across jurisdictions with proactive approach to risk mitigation and dispute resolution.
- Prepares, reviews and, negotiates legal documents on the Company's behalf, and assists management in representing the organization in legal disputes and transactions.
- Provides general legal advice and counsel to management for strategy and policy development.
- Reviews legal publications and pending legislation and advises management of changes that impact the company, business and industry.
- Conducts risk assessment in connection with customer, vendor, operations, industry and/or business issues.
- Advises management on the most appropriate response or action.
- May be responsible for management of outside counsel activities as necessary including determining effective business and legal strategy to address litigation and/or other specific operations or company needs.
- Ability to translate legal risk and provide proactive legal and practical business advice to internal clients.
- Proficient in preparing legal memoranda and case summaries, as well as independently negotiating and drafting indemnity and release agreements with minimal reliance on external counsel.
- Interfaces with numerous departments and functions within the company to work effectively and provide a high-level of service to business partners.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- Eight or more years of previous litigation experience
- Prior in-house counsel experience and time at a top-tier law firm
- Proven success managing complex commercial litigation, class actions, personal injury claims, and regulatory investigations
- Active bar membership in good standing, preferably in the jurisdiction of the company's headquarters
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Company match on 401K
- Paid Vacation
- Holidays
- Personal Days
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Hard Skills & Tools
litigation strategylegal document preparationnegotiationrisk assessmentlegal memoranda preparationcase summariesindemnity agreementsrelease agreementsdispute resolutionregulatory investigations
Soft Skills
proactive approachlegal advicecounselingcommunicationinterdepartmental collaborationstrategic thinkingpolicy developmentclient managementproblem-solvingleadership
Certifications
Juris Doctorateactive bar membership