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Celanese is a Fortune 500 global chemical innovation company that engineers and manufactures chemicals used in products essential to everyday living. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, we employ over 7,700 dedicated people working between 43 facilities across 18 countries. We are committed to employee growth and creating shareholder value to ensure continued opportunities make a difference. Our company focuses on the safety of its employees, provides competitive compensation (including benefits starting day 1), and emphasizes giving back to the community. For more information about Celanese and our products please visit www.celanese.com

The Celanese legal team is looking for a midlevel litigation attorney with experience handling complex litigation dockets and white-collar investigations to join the team. This attorney will be responsible for managing litigation across numerous jurisdictions, including a variety of US state and federal courts, international courts and arbitral bodies. The preferred candidate will be expected to manage outside counsel who litigate matters on behalf of the company on a wide range of matters including complex commercial, product liability, competition, personal injury, employment, and regulatory litigation. The attorney will also assist with compliance investigations, training programs and workshops. This is role has the potential for growth with the opportunity to be part of a high-profile and respected legal team in a growing, successful public company whose products touch all aspects of everyday life. This attorney will have access to career development training and future growth opportunities within the organization.

Manage complex legal dockets with multiple cases in a wide variety of jurisdictions;Partner with colleagues within legal and across the organization to proactively avoid or minimize legal exposure related to litigation risk;Work directly with outside counsel to develop litigation strategy and supervise the implementation of that strategy by attending depositions, hearings, and trials;Assist with lead internal investigations, including preparing plans of action, conducting witness interviews, preparing interview memoranda and closeout reports, and making recommendations on remediative actions;Help with the preparation of quarterly reporting materials, including preparing summaries for the company’s external auditors and board of directors;Maintain, review, and benchmark certain company policies.Juris Doctorate required and must be admitted to the practice of law and active and in good standing in at least one US state;3-5 years’ experience in a law firm or a combination of large corporate environment and law firm; Law firm experience required; in-house experience is a plus but not required;Familiarity with product liability and toxic torts, and especially asbestos, preferred;Experience with conducting depositions, witness interviews, trials, arbitrations, etc, preferred;A proven ability to lead teams and organize people preferred;Strong interest and focus on project management and continuous process improvement;Preparation of effective, concise communications and presentations for executive-level use;Very comfortable working in an environment of international transactions, across time zones and cultures, effective communicator;Comfort in a very team-oriented environment and ability to work well with broad groups of stakeholders in different departments within the company.

Celanese is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Celanese does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.