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Posted Jul 26 Full TimeSt Petersburg, Florida Job Description – Senior Corporate Counsel – Global Litigation
The Role:
Jabil (NYSE: JBL) is a diversified manufacturer and service provider with more than 140,000 employees operating in dozens of facilities in 30 countries. FY2023 Revenue was more than $34B.
Jabil is seeking to hire an experienced Litigation Attorney to be based in our global headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. The position will be a key member of Jabil’s Global Litigation Legal team, reporting to the VP, Deputy General Counsel- Chief Global Litigation Counsel, and working in close collaboration with all Jabil legal functions, global business teams and outside counsel. This position is an in-person position at Jabil’s St. Pete Headquarters.
Primary Accountabilities:
Under the direction of the VP/DGC – Global Litigation, functions of this position include:
- Primary responsibility for developing and implementing effective resolution strategies for global commercial and employment claims, disputes and litigation.
- Think creatively and provide tactical counsel and innovative legal solutions to challenging issues facing Jabil’s global business units in an expedited manner on a daily basis.
- Lead and support internal investigations and collaborate with other internal functions to improve Jabil’s global investigation processes.
- Navigate competing workflows, set appropriate priorities with internal stakeholders and deliver results within agreed timelines.
- Exercise mature and reliable judgment in making and articulating determinations regarding legal risks and benefits.
- Develop, update, and advise on existing and proposed policies and processes in close collaboration with the legal functions and business stakeholders.
- Efficiently and proactively manage all labor and employment litigation, pre-litigation disputes and audits.
- Effectively manage all aspects of outside counsel engagements including document retention and production, discovery strategies, budgets, staffing and strategy.
- Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks by developing and delivering training programs which inform business leaders on relevant laws, regulations, lessons learned and best practices.
- Draft demand letters, pleadings, discovery, settlement agreements and other contractual agreements.
- Responsibility for work in locations within and outside of the US.
- Collaborate with key internal clients to help identify and drive process improvements, develop templates and self-service systems and tools, risk mitigation strategies and practices.
Qualifications:
- J.D. or equivalent degree and a member in good standing of a State Bar.
- 5+ years litigation experience – preferably both in a law firm and in-house setting of a global industrial company- with exposure to commercial and employment matters.
- Strong knowledge of civil procedure and discovery process.
- Fluency in business principles in order to credibly communicate with and influence business leaders.
- Comfort and experience using a commercial business-oriented approach to problem solving, tempered by an appreciation for legal complexity and risk.
- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in litigation and proven ability to manage and direct in-house practice across multiple jurisdictions and across the company with minimal supervision, including at the most complex level.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively lead and drive change and improvement aligned to corporate priorities, strategic goals, risk mitigation needs, and practical realities.
- Experience in setting and managing budgets and leading outside counsel and internal partners to achieve strategic goals.
- Ability to supervise and lead teams on matters of significance and mentor and develop other team members with substantial understanding and development of team priorities and direction.
- High level of integrity and trust and possessing a strong ethical center.
- Superior legal writing (writing sample required) and analytical skills – excellent judgment and initiative.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and commitment to continuous learning.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a changing, fast-paced, and energetic environment; ability to establish and meet short-and long-term deadlines.
- A self-starter and mulit-tasker able to handle many complex legal matters simultaneously.
- Possess excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, including the ability to influence and build relationships and interact effectively at all levels of the organization; ability to stand firm on issues when necessary.
- Possess gravitas, sound judgment, self-confidence, and a strong executive presence but also respect for others, regardless of position, and desire to work as a team member with all levels of management.
- Ability and willingness to travel inside and outside of the United States.
Preferred :
- International litigation experience is a plus.
- Labor and Employment litigation experience a plus.
- Fluency in a second language, such as Spanish or Mandarin, is a plus.
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