Associate General Counsel, Litigation & Complia...

Description:

A Chemical Manufacturing Company is seeking an Associate General Counsel - Litigation and Compliance Services supporting the Legal Division located in The Woodlands, Texas.

Job Scope
The Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Compliance Services, reports to the General Counsel, sits on the department's leadership team, and is responsible for: (1) managing the Company's litigation docket, including commercial, product liability, trade, personal injury, credit and collections, real property and other litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of a large, multinational chemical company's business; (2) driving the Company's ethics & compliance program, which includes working closely with the Company's Chief Compliance Officer on program organization, design, implementation, and execution; and (3) supervising the professional staff that work in the litigation and compliance groups. The “split” of responsibilities between litigation and compliance varies over the course of a year but, in the ordinary course, would typically be approximately 75% litigation and 25% compliance.

As the Associate General Counsel, you will:

• Manage the litigation process from start to finish to protect and advocate the Company's legal positions;
• Conduct early case assessment and investigate matters as necessary, including reviewing applicable documents and interviewing potential witnesses;
• Interview and hire appropriate outside counsel for both litigation and compliance matters and ensure compliance with A Chemical Manufacturing Company's Guidelines for Outside Counsel, including developing budgets for each litigation matter and managing outside counsel accordingly;
• Actively manage and support outside counsel in the administration of each litigation matter, including liaising with business clients and Division Counsel and regular reporting to senior management;
• Promptly report on litigation matters as required by supervisor, senior management and risk management, and prepare necessary reports as requested;
• Manage legacy litigation matters, including becoming proficient in historical indemnity and insurance agreements arising out of A Chemical Manufacturing Company's past acquisitions and divestitures and ensure tender and notice compliance with each agreement;
• Refine and further develop corporate wide systems, technologies, processes and procedures for the identification and cost-efficient management of litigation and litigation-related risk;
• Respond to legal inquiries such as subpoenas or other regulatory demands;
• Provide advice and support to Division Counsel and their commercial attorneys related to litigation risk management, dispute resolution, settlement strategy, indemnities and other contract concerns as requested;
• Working with the Company's Chief Compliance Officer, drive all aspects of the global ethics & compliance program, including compliance policy development, training, education, and communication, and compliance-related investigations and reporting; and
• Provide overall leadership, guidance, support and coordination throughout all aspects of the Company's global ethics & compliance program, including assisting businesses and functional groups in identifying appropriate remedial/preventative actions to prevent reoccurrence, understanding, analyzing and reporting on trends and best practices, and further developing the Company's compliance-based culture through the organization.

Required Qualifications:
You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for A Chemical Manufacturing Company in the United States

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• JD degree with excellent academic credentials;
• Licensed to practice and in good standing with an applicable State bar;
• Eight to twelve years of meaningful litigation and related-risk management experience at a top-tier firm with a national practice;
• First or second chair experience trying cases;
• Proven ability to develop, understand and analyze litigation and related-risk management strategy, and the ability to communicate, educate and influence others;
• Understanding of key compliance areas and ability to rapidly acquire an understanding of compliance-related laws and the compliance application framework; and
• Some management experience preferred, including experience managing and influencing individuals outside a direct reporting relationship.

Special Qualifications

• Must be highly ethical, able to maintain confidentiality, and handle highly sensitive information;
• Must be willing and able to travel globally 15% of your time;
• Must possess initiative and strong analytical and problem solving and research skills;
• Must possess a serious commitment to accuracy and quality while meeting goals and deadlines;
• Must have outstanding written and verbal communication skills in addition to interpersonal skills;
• Must demonstrate judgment, tact, diplomacy and cooperation when dealing with people at all levels, internal and external of the business;
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functional groups and develop mutually collaborative relationships;
• Demonstrated ability to influence individuals outside direct reporting relationships (both up and down in the organization);
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with all levels of an organization and work with a culturally diverse group of individuals who sit in multiple locations; and
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Power Point, and meaningful experience with litigation management software.

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