About this role
Role Overview
- Provides litigation advice to the VP Litigation, law department, business units and world areas on a broad spectrum of legal issues while exercising independent judgment
- Supports the VP, Litigation and Legal team in:
- Managing complex litigation, arbitration, and pre-litigation claims involving Emerson on a global basis, including asbestos (tax and employment excluded)
- Managing and/or drafting complaints, responses to subpoenas, discovery, or notices
- Managing outside counsel and experts
- Providing legal support to product safety and claims teams and potential product recalls
- Staying abreast of litigation industry and related laws, regulations and practices
- Formulation and implementation of strategy for litigation process improvements
- Interfacing and collaborating with foreign and domestic internal and external legal resources
- Implementing corporate policies throughout all applicable businesses
- Strategic projects in different areas (e.g. implementation of various legislation, applicable new directives and regulations)
- Identify and lead various strategic initiatives of the Legal team
- May manage, mentor, and train other members of the Litigation Group
- May manage due diligence process for company acquisitions and divestitures
- Works cooperatively and collaboratively with Emerson Law Department colleagues, Emerson business personnel and outside counsel on litigation, pre-litigation, and other matters
- Exercises sound professional judgment, acts with integrity, and drive results at all times to protect and enhance the image and reputation of Emerson and the Law Department
Requirements
- Relevant work experience working on and/or managing complex litigation required; knowledge and experience with international laws.
- Licensed to practice law in Missouri or another U.S. state
- Law Degree from an accredited U.S. law school
- Applicants seeking both full time and part-time positions may be considered depending on experience
- Forward thinking and strategic, solution-finding, practical, with a strong business acumen, able to weigh and take reasonable risks
- Self-motivated and keen on getting involved in all kinds of legal matters and business areas
- Comfortable working with senior management
- Excellent oral and written English language skills
- Openness to travel
- Intermediate MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.
Benefits
- We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition
- Paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
- Vacation and holiday leave
- Flexible time off plans