Associate General Counsel Litigation and Compliance Services
Associate General Counsel Litigation and Compliance Services
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Job Description:
Associate General Counsel Litigation and Compliance Services
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing research and development technical services sales and marketing customer service and the list goes on.
Here you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.
Huntsman is seeking an Associate General Counsel Litigation and Compliance Services supporting the Legal Division located in The Woodlands Texas.
Job Scope
The Associate General Counsel Litigation and Compliance Services reports to the General Counsel sits on the departments leadership team and is responsible for: 1 managing the Companys litigation docket including commercial product liability trade personal injury credit and collections real property and other litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of a large multinational chemical companys business; 2 driving the Companys ethics & compliance program which includes working closely with the Companys Chief Compliance Officer on program organization design implementation and ; and 3 supervising the professional staff that work in the litigation and compliance groups. The split of responsibilities between litigation and compliance varies over the course of a year but in the ordinary course would typically be approximately 75 litigation and 25 compliance.
As the Associate General Counsel you will:
- Manage the litigation process from start to finish to protect and advocate the Companys legal positions;
- Conduct early case assessment and investigate matters as necessary including reviewing applicable documents and interviewing potential witnesses;
- Interview and hire appropriate outside counsel for both litigation and compliance matters and ensure compliance with Huntsmans Guidelines for Outside Counsel including developing budgets for each litigation matter and managing outside counsel accordingly;
- Actively manage and support outside counsel in the administration of each litigation matter including liaising with business clients and Division Counsel and regular reporting to senior management;
- Promptly report on litigation matters as required by supervisor senior management and risk management and prepare necessary reports as requested;
- Manage legacy litigation matters including becoming proficient in historical indemnity and insurance agreements arising out of Huntsmans past acquisitions and divestitures and ensure tender and notice compliance with each agreement;
- Refine and further develop corporate wide systems technologies processes and procedures for the identification and costefficient management of litigation and litigationrelated risk;
- Respond to legal inquiries such as subpoenas or other regulatory demands;
- Provide advice and support to Division Counsel and their commercial attorneys related to litigation risk management dispute resolution settlement strategy indemnities and other contract concerns as requested;
- Working with the Companys Chief Compliance Officer drive all aspects of the global ethics & compliance program including compliance policy development training education and communication and compliancerelated investigations and reporting; and
- Provide overall leadership guidance support and coordination throughout all aspects of the Companys global ethics & compliance program including assisting businesses and functional groups in identifying appropriate remedial/preventative actions to prevent reoccurrence understanding analyzing and reporting on trends and best practices and further developing the Companys compliancebased culture through the organization.
Required Qualifications:
You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States
Education and Work Experience Requirements
JD degree with excellent academic credentials;
Licensed to practice and in good standing with an applicable State bar;
Eight to twelve years of meaningful litigation and relatedrisk management experience at a toptier firm with a national practice;
First or second chair experience trying cases;
Proven ability to develop understand and analyze litigation and relatedrisk management strategy and the ability to communicate educate and influence others;
Understanding of key compliance areas and ability to rapidly acquire an understanding of compliancerelated laws and the compliance application framework; and
Some management experience preferred including experience managing and influencing individuals outside a direct reporting relationship.
Special Qualifications
Must be highly ethical able to maintain confidentiality and handle highly sensitive information;
Must be willing and able to travel globally 15 of your time;
Must possess initiative and strong analytical and problem solving and research skills;
Must possess a serious commitment to accuracy and quality while meeting goals and deadlines;
Must have outstanding written and verbal communication skills in addition to interpersonal skills;
Must demonstrate judgment tact diplomacy and cooperation when dealing with people at all levels internal and external of the business;
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functional groups and develop mutually collaborative relationships;
Demonstrated ability to influence individuals outside direct reporting relationships (both up and down in the organization);
Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with all levels of an organization and work with a culturally diverse group of individuals who sit in multiple locations; and
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office programs including Word Excel and Power Point and meaningful experience with litigation management software.
Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing research and development technical services sales and marketing customer service and the list goes on.
Here you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.
Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status gender identification sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local.
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Employment Type
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