Director, Legal

Job Description

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products.  Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and collegiality of dedicated professionals.  To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork.  As part of our global team, attorneys hired have the chance to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while exploring different opportunities to expand their own careers.

Position Overview

Successful candidates will oversee a litigation portfolio comprised mostly of commercial litigation. The candidate will also have an extensive portfolio of antitrust matters and counseling responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Retain and manage outside counsel and work with them on all commercial litigation from case inception through case closure including establishing case and alternative dispute resolution strategies; provide internal guidance to business and relevant stakeholders and implement litigation initiatives

• Estimate legal expenses on a quarterly basis; establish and manage litigation budgets that align with interests of business and maximize likelihood of successful outcomes; work creatively with outside counsel to minimize costs and fees

• Develop and/or coordinate preparation of weekly updates and other reports regarding status of significant cases or legal issues affecting the business

• Work closely and collaboratively with others on the U.S. Litigation team, business clients, other members of the Office of General Counsel, and Public Affairs to ensure litigation strategy comports with overall business objectives

• Anticipate and mitigate legal problems and develop strategies to reduce potential areas of risk

• Investigate factual and other issues pertaining to mass tort and commercial litigation claims and work closely with business units to properly defend and/or prosecute matters

• Assist other members of legal team as needed across all business units

• Perform risk assessments and determine when and how to resolve legal issues with input, as appropriate from key legal and other stakeholders

• Manage antitrust cases and provide counseling to the business on antitrust issues

• Manage all aspects of multi-jurisdictional discovery pertaining to commercial litigation

• Reports to Managing Counsel of Litigation

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

• Graduate of an accredited law school, with admission to Pennsylvania or another state Bar.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of litigation experience in a law firm or corporate setting

• Superior ability to analyze complex legal, business issues, outstanding writing and communication skills, a teamwork-oriented attitude, strong initiative and a proven ability to effectively manage outside counsel effectively and efficiently, consistent with applicable budgets

• Willingness and ability to quickly become proficient in new areas of legal practice

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate risks and exercise excellent legal judgment

• Must be team-oriented and have ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a solution-oriented approach to legal issues

• Maintain up-to-date understanding of litigation and the law applicable to same and proactively counsel business on legal developments potentially effecting company’s legal and reputational status

• Experience managing a significant workload, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast paced and challenging environment.

• Successful candidate will work either in North Wales, Pennsylvania or Rahway, NJ office.

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