Description:
If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere.Who We Are:
A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company, has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company's network of brands includes A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company Auctions, A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services.
At A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer:
- Multiple medical plans including a high deductible health plan that costs $0 out of your paycheck
- Company-sponsored (paid) Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
- Comprehensive optional benefits such as Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life/AD&D, Legal/ID Protection, and Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
- Generous paid time off options, including vacation time, sick days, Company holidays, floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and other forms of paid leave as required by applicable law or regulation
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the Company
- Retirement planning through the Company's 401(k)
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking a Corporate Counsel, Commercial Litigation to join our Legal team and assist with the Company's overall litigation management. This role is an important member of the Legal team responsible for driving and building upon our overall commercial litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and day-to-day litigation management. A successful candidate will be a strategic thought leader while supporting the day-to-day needs of the litigation team in its current state and as it grows. This role will report directly to the Assistant General Counsel – Employment & Litigation.
What you will do:
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
- Advise on litigation strategy and actively manage litigation (including pre-litigation) matters that affect A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company and/or its family of companies, including drafting and responding to discovery requests; preparing court filings, preparing witnesses and attending/conducting depositions, engaging in motion practice, and attending court as necessary.
- Analyze and assesses potential litigation risks and identify creative solutions to legal issues
- Handle and/or assist with handling, arbitrations, mediations, and, at times, investigations.
- Stay current with changes in commercial laws that may impact A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company.
- Manage litigation holds and the collection and review of documents and data for discovery, including through our eDiscovery vendor.
- Directly support litigation matters, subpoenas, and arbitrations and assist with supervising outside counsel on larger litigation matters.
- Develop and manage a nationally disbursed panel of outside counsel to assist with A Dealer Online Auction Platform Company's commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes and debt collection matters.
- Partner closely with internal business teams, including other members of the Legal team, Risk & Compliance, IT, Payments, and others to proactively address and resolve potential and actual commercial disputes in line with business objectives.
- Partner with business units to ensure we have the processes and operations to respond to and defend against litigation matters and to minimize litigation in the future, as well as assist with the development and improvement of litigation processes, including litigation holds, eDiscovery, and subpoena responses.
- Develop and maintain litigation management tools and metrics which both tracks status and trends on the Company's litigation portfolio.
- Provide status updates and litigation reports to key stakeholders on a periodic and as needed basis.
- Other duties as assigned.
What you will need:
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to at least one state bar
- 7 years' commercial litigation experience, including at least 3 years of litigation management experience in an in-house setting.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- Experience litigating a variety of complex commercial and contractual disputes on both plaintiff and defendant side. Experience in debt collection is helpful.
- Understanding of end-to-end litigation process, legal research, eDiscovery, and contract drafting and interpretation.
- Ability to work well under pressure with diligence, organization, and minimal supervision, and provide practical, business-friendly advice to clients.
- Strong analytical and strategic skills; ability to drive issues to a quick resolution that factors in business objectives.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
