Sr. Attorney, Litigation
The Hershey CompanyAbout the role
Why Hershey:
At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.
Location
Hershey, PA
Remote Eligible
About The Hershey Company
How will you fit into the big picture?
What will you do?
- Help establish and execute global litigation strategies aligned with the Company’s business objectives, values, and risk tolerance.
- Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters from early case assessment through resolution, including investigations, discovery, motions, settlement negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trial.
- Retain and manage outside counsel, experts, consultants, and vendors, including oversight of litigation budgets, fees, costs, and alternative fee arrangements.
- Conduct fact investigations, witness interviews, and early assessments of potential financial exposure and reputational risk.
- Coordinate electronic discovery, document review, witness development, deposition preparation, and litigation holds.
- Draft and edit pleadings, briefs, memoranda, correspondence, and other legal materials.
- Provide practical legal advice on litigation risk, claims, regulations, packaging, and emerging legal developments.
- Manage responses to third-party subpoenas and government or regulatory inquiries and investigations.
- Partner with insurance carriers on coverage matters and insured claims.
- Identify emerging litigation trends and develop strategies, tools, training, and best practices to mitigate risk.
- Prepare materials and presentations for senior leadership and Board-level discussions.
- Supervise and mentor paralegals and provide in-house training on legal issues, litigation trends, and risk mitigation.
Minimum Education & Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably combining law firm and in-house experience with a multinational or publicly traded company.
- Experience defending class actions and complex commercia
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