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About the Role
In this position, you will provide strategic oversight of complex consumer litigation matters, collaborate with other legal teams, and support regulatory efforts. You will also serve as the primary negotiator in disputes and manage dispute resolution from pre-suit demands through trial-stage settlements.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic oversight of a portfolio of complex consumer litigation matters
- Retain and manage outside counsel
- Drive the assessment of litigation risk, case strategies, and trial readiness
- Develop legal defenses
- Lead settlement negotiations
- Implement new technology solutions and workflow automations to efficiently manage matters and reduce costs
- Manage arbitrations
- Provide support, counseling, and training to business teams on legal risks, lessons learned, and risk mitigation strategies
- Collaborate with other legal teams, including discovery, class actions, product litigation, consumer finance, and regulatory
- Support the regulatory team in monitoring trends
- Interface with federal and state agencies
- Support legal and legislative reform efforts
- Assist with internal and third-party-driven investigations
- Serve as the primary negotiator in direct discussions with plaintiffs’ attorneys and opposing counsel
- Manage dispute resolution from early pre-suit demands through trial-stage settlements
- Evaluate liability and damages
- Formulate clear negotiation strategies
- Directly engage adverse parties to secure cost-effective, advantageous resolutions
- Safeguard the company’s financial interests, brand reputation, and operational priorities
- Identify and execute creative strategies to do work more efficiently and effectively
- Help design and implement new technology solutions and AI tools
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
- Membership in good standing of the Michigan Bar (or member in good standing of another state bar and eligible for RIHC status in Michigan)
- A minimum of 4-8 years of experience practicing as a litigation attorney in a law firm, corporation, or government agency
- Strong litigation background
- Excellent analytical, critical, and strategic thinking skills
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- An interest in optimizing and automating legal operations by analyzing data and leveraging legal technology
- A continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to work with a diverse team
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
Skills
- Litigation capability
- Persuasive written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Business acumen
- Sound legal judgment
- Ability to align goals of the business and legal department
- Managing tactical and day-to-day requirements in time-sensitive situations and challenging environments
- Provide legal advice and training to company leaders in a business-friendly manner
- Negotiation
- Dispute resolution
- Assertive advocacy
- Data analysis
- Legal technology utilization
Location
- Detroit area
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Leadership level 5
- 4-8 years of experience practicing as a litigation attorney
Education Level
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
Salary/Compensations
- Dearborn: $141,700-$268,300
- California: $148,800-$281,700
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days
- Paid parental leave
- New parent ramp-up programs
- Subsidized back-up child care
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Fertility treatments
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
- Management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off
- Option to purchase additional vacation time
About the Company
- Global leader in advanced mobility solutions
- Operates as a global team and delivers world-class legal, tax and audit services to client groups throughout the company
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.
- In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.