Description:
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.What you will do:
Mack Trucks & Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) seek an experienced attorney to join a team responsible for litigation and claims primarily arising from the companies' operations and products. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, this role provides strategic legal counsel driving risk-mitigation actions, directs dispute resolution, manages outside counsel, and defends and advances company legal interests while supporting business objectives.
Location: The position is office-based in Greensboro, North Carolina (not a remote position), with occasional domestic and international travel.
Reporting: Reports to the Vice President of Legal, Litigation for Mack Trucks/Volvo Group North America.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and mitigate legal risk related to products designed and assembled by Mack and VTNA, specifically including the defense of product liability and warranty litigation and the retention and management of outside counsel.
- Deliver cross-functional legal support for various business divisions, including product safety & certification, engineering, service, product planning, sales, marketing, and communications.
- Minimize legal claims against the companies through full compliance, timely statutory reporting, and complete and accurate record keeping.
- Review advertising and marketing materials and advise the business regarding claim substantiation, disclosures, disclaimers, and related issues.
- Conduct training sessions for various business groups to provide education on areas of potential legal exposure and reinforce best practices.
- Ensure the Legal function in North America achieves an effective balance of cost, results, and precedent.
- Identify, quantify, and effectively communicate significant legal risk within North America to Mack/Volvo Trucks General Counsel, business partners, and insurers, making good judgments regarding when such communication is needed and how such communication is most effectively provided.
- Participate in Industry/Commercial Legal organizations, on behalf of Mack/VTNA.
- Foster an environment where everyone in the Mack/VTNA Legal function recognizes their responsibilities and contributes to overall business and strategic goals.
- Promote the development of, and participation in, a committed department that works together to achieve excellence.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law in at least one state
- Minimum 5 years of experience in litigation practice, through in-house counsel and/or private practice roles
- Knowledgeable in product liability and warranty law; experience in the transportation industry or with automotive or heavy truck products work is a plus, but not required
To be the perfect match for this role, your skills and competencies will include:
- Excellent judgment
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Business acumen
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Organization and planning
- Well-versed in civil litigation defense, including product liability and warranty claims
- Self-sufficiency
- Strong negotiation skills
