Senior Counsel – Litigation

Role Overview

• Assist Director of Litigation – Global with corporate litigation and management of outside panel counsel
• Independently manage a portfolio of corporate litigation matters
• Help with the development of programs and policies to reduce exposure to general liability (and other) claims
• Support litigation and other adversarial matters in close partnership with internal legal and business teams as well as outside counsel
• Assist with development, presentation and training on litigation and compliance matters
• Manage environmental disputes and litigation, support Environmental team with access agreements and indemnity agreements, support Facilities in fuel site closures and environmental remediation; work to reduce penalties for non-compliance
• Regularly interface with counsel to support discovery and investigations
• Play a key role in supporting the litigation team’s handling of complex material litigation matters, subpoena responses, and pre-litigation matters
• Conduct interviews, draft affidavits and otherwise assist in the preparation of correspondence, documents and reports
• Work collaboratively with litigation and e-discovery teams to assist in case management
• Summarize complex legal documents/cases
• Perform other functions such as conducting research, proofreading, organizing and maintaining forms, databases and other materials
• Work primarily with Wholesale, Accounting and Risk Management teams to identify assets to be recovered by CK and related entities
• Work within parameters of the debt collection model and modify as necessary
• Draft demand letters to targets
• Serve as integral part of collectability analysis
• Track matters and participate in weekly update calls with outside counsel
• Provide feedback to business teams to keep them informed of matter progress and budget spend
• Participate in regular updates to keep relevant departments apprised on recovery effort progress for financial reporting to management
• Draft/review settlement documents – releases, notes, letter agreements as necessary
• Manage/enforce settlement payments and follow up as needed
• Intake complaints and identify whether CK owes/is owed indemnification in the action
• Track open cases and hold regular update calls with outside counsel
• Work with relevant departments to have site inspection completed
• Liaise with outside counsel to negotiate the terms of the settlement agreement
• Obtain proper sign offs for remediation costs and any settlement payments
• Inform facilities of deadline to complete mediation
• Monitor remediation deadlines to ensure compliance with settlement agreement terms

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in one or more states (in good standing)
• Preference given to applicants with experience handling ADA Title III claims
• Minimum 5 years' experience, preferably at an insurance defense firm or in-house insurance claims department
• Experience with Relativity eDiscovery platform a plus
• Ability to think critically and make clear and well-reasoned decisions
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• A team player that can work in a highly collaborative matrixed environment and influence people and decisions without direct authority
• Time management, prioritization, and interpersonal skills with the ability to partner with all levels of management and business teams
• Demonstrated ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality acting with integrity and discretion
• Ability to work across functions to get the job done with a sense of urgency
• Thoughtful and creative problem solving
• Ability and patience to develop relationships across the organization
• Excellent project management skills and commitment to seeing tasks through to completion
• Strength of character to take and sustain difficult positions; able to say no or push back without alienating others
• High level of energy and enthusiasm
• A spirit of continuous improvement

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Flexible working arrangements