The Director, Corporate Counsel, Litigation, Employment & Operations is a collaborative and results oriented attorney who has strong communications, and interpersonal skills, works independently in a fast paced and growth-oriented business environment handling matters across a variety of disciplines working effectively with numerous business stakeholders. This position requires a sharp analytical mind, strong work ethic and presentation skills, as well as a combination of employment, contracts, and litigation experience. This role has direct day-to-day responsibilities for providing advising on a broad range of legal issues, including, litigation management, regulatory compliance, contracts, labor and employment related matters and other areas of law as may be required.

Location: Boston, MA

Duties & Responsibilities

This attorney will be responsible for working across the Employment, Ethics & Compliance, Operations

Services and Supply Chain legal teams within the Legal Department and the business units we support to

protect the company’s interests by supervising litigation and pre-litigation matters, collaborating with legal

colleagues, and advising internal clients on various matters, issues and risks including:

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various forms of contracts (e.g., employment, operations services, supply chain, agency, non-disclosure, etc.).Reviewing and evaluating materials and activities for compliance with various regulations, statutes, and policies to minimize claims from regulators, vendors, employees, and consumers.Managing pre-litigation claims, settlement negotiations and other ADR, and federal and state litigation, through oversight of outside counsel, including (i) drafting, reviewing, and revising pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, and other litigation-based documents; (ii) managing discovery process, coordinating document collection, e-discovery, witness identification and interviews, and related strategy; (iii) assisting in preparing fact witnesses, corporate designees, and experts; (iv) attending depositions, hearings, trials, and other case events as appropriate; (v) responding to subpoenas and other official inquiries; (vi) preparing presentations on litigations for internal leaders; and (vi) coordinating required internal and external litigation reporting.Minimizing legal exposure by proactively reviewing existing policies, practices, forms, and contracts, and providing counsel on emerging risks and issues.Monitoring changes in relevant laws and regulations and communicate guidance to appropriate colleagues.Developing and presenting employee training on litigation issues and related policies and practices.Establishing and maintaining relationships, credibility, and trust with business partners, legal team members, and other colleagues.Contributing to global legal team projects and strategic initiatives.Performing other tasks as assigned from time to time.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The following background is required:

J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials. Current membership with state bar in good standing. Minimum of 5 years of experience at reputable law firm and/or in-house department.Experience managing civil litigation matters on a variety of topics before federal and state courts.Ability to negotiate resolutions to disputes utilizing creative problem-solving skills.Superior abilities in analyzing complicated laws and regulations and translating them into practical, business-oriented legal counsel.Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills within and across departments and externally; must be proactive in providing counsel to clients.Outstanding organizational skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize deadlines.Laser-focus on client-service excellence by being highly proactive, responsive, adaptable, and team-oriented.Innovative and creative thinker.Dependable and works with a sense of urgency.Ensures that clients have a positive experience; commits to meet or exceed client expectationsProactively achieves business objectives and strategies in a responsible, timely and efficient manner.Experience selecting and managing outside counsel as appropriate; effectively evaluating the quality and cost of services of outside counsel.

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