Litigation Counsel (Hybrid)

Description:

The Marmon Group LLC
As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best.

Marmon Holdings, Inc. (“Marmon”), a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global, diversified conglomerate of industrial manufacturing and service businesses. Marmon is organized into 12 industry groups and more than 120 autonomous business units. With $12 billion in annual revenue, if Marmon were a stand-alone public company, it would be on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations.

What You'll Do:
Reporting to Marmon's Chief Litigation Counsel, the Litigation Counsel will handle a diverse portfolio of litigation matters, including personal injury, product liability, property damage, warranty claim, toxic tort, and commercial litigation. Key responsibilities include:

• Analyze claims to advise business personnel on litigation strategy, risk, and proposed resolution, including seeking timely authority for settlement and/or trial
• Manage and collaborate with outside counsel to direct litigation strategy and defense
• Craft and refine coordinated national, state, business unit and case-specific strategies, including development of case management protocols and monitoring of litigation trends
• Implement meaningful litigation budgets and manage outside counsel legal spend
• Supervise the preparation and production of key discovery responses, document productions, expert retention, and corporate representative depositions
• Attend mediation and trial as needed
• Identify and manage defense cost contributions from insurers
• Oversee company-wide Medicare reporting
• Ensure responses to subpoenas and record requests comply with company policy

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What You'll Bring to the Role:

• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school, with proven academic success
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in civil litigation defense
• License to practice law in at least one state, preferably Illinois
• Clear, concise, and persuasive verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex legal concepts to a lay audience
• Strong work ethic coupled with diligence, energy, and ability to act independently and adapt to changing priorities, while being a team player
• Ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand the Company's various businesses and products
• Proactive in addressing potential issues

Preferred Experience:

• First- or second-chair trial, mediation, and/or appellate experience
• Familiarity with toxic tort/asbestos litigation
• Experience representing industrial manufacturing clients

Pay Range:
144,000.00 - 216,000.00

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