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I. Job Summary
The Senior Legal Counsel plays a pivotal role in managing litigation and complex legal matters across multiple practice areas. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role leverages advanced legal strategies and deep subject matter expertise to advise the company on its rights, obligations, and risk exposure—particularly in litigation. The position demands direct involvement in litigation strategy, case management, and resolution, as well as negotiating and drafting critical legal documents.
Strong litigation acumen, combined with the ability to build trusted relationships across business units, will be essential to success. This position reports directly to the vice President, General Counsel- Litigation, and is based in Houston, TX.
II. Essential Skills, Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the skills and be able to satisfactorily perform the duties and responsibilities set forth below. Other minor duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Lead litigation strategy across jurisdictions with proactive approach torisk mitigation and dispute resolution.
Prepares, reviews and, negotiates legal documents on the Company's behalf, and assists management in repsenting the organization in legal disputes and transactions.
Provides general legal advice and counsel to management (corporate, market area and/or District level) for strategy and policy development. Reviews legal publications and pending legislation and advises management of changes that impact the company, business and industry.
Conducts risk assessment in connection with customer, vendor, operations, industry and/or business issues. Advises management on most appropriate response or action.
May be responsible for management of outside counsel activities as necessary including determining effective business and legal strategy to address litigation and/or other specific operations or company needs.
Ability to translate legal risk and provide proactive legal and practival business advice to internal clients.
Proficient in preparing legal memoranda and case summaries, as well as independently negotiating and drafting indemnity and release agreements with minimal reliance on external counsel.
Interfaces with numerous departments and functions within the company to work effectively and provide a high-level of service to business partners.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties but may occasionally act as a team lead and manage work of less experienced attorneys.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Juris Doctorate from an eccredited law school and eight or more years of previous litigation experience.
- Prior in-house counsel experience and time at a top-tier law firm. Proven success managing complex commercial lititgation, class actions, personal injury claims, and regulatory inestigations.
- B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
Active bar membership in good standing, preferably in the jurisidiction of the company's headquarters. - C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
None required.
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
- Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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