Description:

Job Summary:
Primary duties will consist of providing sound and timely legal counsel and managing litigation for CEMEX and its US subsidiaries and affiliates in a variety of legal matters.

Job Responsibilities:

Report to the Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Provide customer focused pre-litigation and ongoing litigation support
Manage, organize, and draft documents relating to wide range of matters
Oversee and manage outside counsel and legal support staff
Legal research
Respond to subpoenas and manage discovery
Update training materials and conduct training
Become a key member and legal advisor of the business team

Qualifications:

Two or more years of practice in law firm litigation position with dynamic environment
State and Federal court experience required
JD from ABA accredited law school
Member of Bar in good standing
Experience in advising and interacting with management level leadership
Experience in two or more of the following areas required: labor and employment (litigation and federal/state law compliance), general commercial/contract litigation, and personal injury defense
Experience in one or more of the following areas preferred: transportation law, government investigations, commercial and regulatory compliance, class or collective actions, construction defect, environmental matters, antitrust, insurance coverage analysis, and general training programs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Excellent writing and communication with attention to detail
Ability to adapt continuously to manage a challenging workload in a fast-paced environment
Strong negotiation skills
Ability to rapidly analyze issues and propose reasonable business solutions
Team player able to work collaboratively across functional areas and with all levels of personnel, including executive management
Must be able to function independently and multitask
Strong business acumen
Experience with electronic discovery

Working Conditions:

Able to work extended hours as needed
Able to work with standard office/computer equipment
Able to work in an open concept office environment
Able to participate in required overnight travel up to 30%

Physical Requirements:

Requires stationary position, traverse, move, transport, and the ability to significant degree to operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with employees and other individuals as well as function safely within an office environment and, on occasion, may visit industrial plant locations