Description:

Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

The Role:
This position calls for a seasoned and accomplished product litigation attorney possessed of excellent judgment, solid character, and personal integrity. The role will be responsible, primarily, for day-to-day management of GM's product liability claims related to assigned specialties or jurisdictions.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

Ensure new matters are properly entered into case management system, including required TREAD data;
Assign outside counsel, consistent with GM's Strategic Legal Partner program and the facts and circumstances of the matter;
Work with GM's claims administrator, engineering resources, National Discovery Counsel, and trial counsel on evaluation of claims and identification of any engineering safety issues;
Work with National Discovery Counsel and trial counsel on the development of defense strategies and support of case activities;
Work with National Discovery Counsel and the in-house discovery team on review of and strategy regarding discovery responses, document collection, and document production;
Timely review and analyze case evaluations, briefs and motions submitted by outside counsel and address complete related tasks as outlined in GM's policies and processes;
Determine settlement value or trial recommendations for specific cases or claims as outlined in GM's policies and processes;
Coordinate selection of litigation consultants, expert witnesses, trial counsel, and appellate counsel;
Work with outside counsel on deposition preparation and trial preparation;
Attend and support company witness depositions;
Review and process legal bills for counsel in assigned system and ensure that matters are managed within budget;
Develop or review reports and data related to engineering analysis, TREAD, Medicare, outside counsel costs, and case load;
Welcome opportunities for cross-functional, collaborative projects outside of the Product Litigation group;
Conduct oneself consistent with GM's Values, Behaviors, and Competencies.

Additional Job Description:
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
This position requires an exceptional attorney with a distinguished professional record and a strong business orientation. Candidates must be self-motivated and exhibit a passion for understanding GM's business and contributing in a meaningful way to its long-term strategic goals. In addition to possessing the requisite legal and technical skills, the successful candidate must approach this role from an experienced business perspective and demonstrate a high degree of ethics and integrity, as well as strategic/conceptual thinking capabilities.

Key qualifications include:
Minimum 5 years of substantive experience as a products litigation attorney. Prior in-house experience is not required.
Experience should include the following:

Preparation of answers, motions, and case evaluations;
Argument of substantive motions on complex matters before the court;
eDiscovery, including overseeing document collection and production;
Trial experience in production litigation cases in both federal and state court preferred;
Experience in automotive product liability defense preferred;
Ability to interact with individuals throughout the organization and with outside counsel and other advisors in a professional and business-like manner, in order to collaborate, build relationships, and gain credibility;
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously from inception to completion and achieve goals;
Ability to present information, cases, or analysis in a timely, clear, and concise manner;
Strong written and verbal communication skills;
Commitment to high standards of quality and ethics;
Proven ability to act as a guardian of the Company through speaking up to say what needs to be said, providing complete, direct, and actionable feedback to others, facing up to problems quickly and directly, and sharing all key information with management to enable them to make well-informed decisions;
Enthusiasm to work as part of a high-functioning Product Litigation team to defend the Company and act as an important contributor on issues of vehicle safety.

In addition to the above skills, the successful candidate must exhibit the following individual characteristics:

Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understanding the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices and procedures; understands the culture of organizations.
Functional Expertise: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
Managerial Courage: Provides current, direct, complete and actionable positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to problems quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.