Associate Litigation Counsel

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Align is seeking a junior attorney to join its Global Litigation Team as Associate Litigation Counsel.  The Litigation Team is responsible for handling and assisting all litigation and arbitration matters for Align including commercial litigation, antitrust litigation, product liability litigation, intellectual property litigation, and third-party subpoenas and investigations. Reporting to the Senior Director of Litigation, this position is responsible for proactively and effectively managing a diverse range of litigation and pre-litigation matters in a range of substantive areas and jurisdictions.  To be successful, you will need to learn the difference in working as an in-house litigator and a law firm litigator.​

Role expectations

• Manage Align’s internal record collection and discovery processes, including working with internal stakeholders to advise and execute on document collection and maintaining consistent written responses and objections to discovery requests across multiple complex litigation matters
• Assist in the proactive management and supervision of Align’s outside litigation counsel, including staffing, litigation strategy, work product, budgets, and managing spend.
• Work closely with the litigation team to represent Align and its affiliates in commercial claims, government and regulatory investigations, securities claims, and intellectual property assertions.
• Assist in all facets of litigation, including internal investigations, discovery, witness identification and preparation, revising legal briefs, development and execution of case and trial strategy, and negotiating and drafting settlements.
• Respond to subpoenas, demands, CIDs and other letters requesting Align information.
• Manage insurance defense and coverage matters including product defect cases and consumer complaints.
• Prepare and present clear and concise reports regarding the status of each piece of litigation and the associated risks.
• Assist in developing litigation strategies and solutions to achieve business objectives, and to ensure goal alignment across various business teams.
• Investigate and respond to various commercial, employment, insurance coverage, privacy, customer relations and business claims and complaints that could lead to litigation.
• Advise business partners to proactively address and resolve potential disputes while supporting the company’s business objectives.​

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