What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate General Counsel - Global Litigation position at Church & Dwight?
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Role Summary
Global Litigation Counsel Manage all litigation and claims across global enterprise. Directs strategy but relies on outside counsel to appear in court.
Role Accountabilities and Responsibilities (Describe the 5-7 major accountabilities)
- In the role of Chief Litigation Counsel for the Company, supervise and direct the defense and prosecution of the Company's litigation globally-including multi-million dollar Class Actions, Complex Commercial suits, Antitrust matters, Government Investigations, and Mass Torts-to optimal resolution
- Manage the Company's litigation in a manner which supports the Company's broader business objectives, with focus on treating each matter as having an "investment thesis" and a tangible and intangible ROI. Aggressively manage litigation-related costs, including attorneys', experts', and third-party fees and expenses, through strong forecasting disciplines. Develop metrics to better understand "demographics" of cases and claims for root cause evaluation and evaluate efficiency and cost effectiveness of claims and litigation management processes
- Interface with senior management, in-house corporate accounting and outside financial auditors regarding financial implications of the Company's litigation
- Conduct litigation liability / risk due diligence for company's acquisitions and divestitures to identify material potential liabilities / risks and suggest indemnities or other risk-avoiding or risk-shifting measures, and seamlessly integrate litigation of acquired entities
- Develop Enterprise Risk Management tools, processes and strategies to successfully decrease / mitigate enterprise-wide exposure to adverse judgments, settlements, class actions, and fines. Improve processes to inform line managers of financial implications of legal risks engendered by product claims, product functionality and product quality for their organizations, and develop the proper incentives for them to reduce legal claims and cases and corresponding legal expenses related to claims and litigation. To fully accomplish this, the individual will have to work closely with the Marketing, R & D, Regulatory and Quality, in addition to understanding the marketplace and where our product and marketing approach fits in.
- Direct corporate records management globally, supervise e-discovery to ensure legal compliance, coordinate with Information Technology on litigation-related legal technology matters, and oversee use of litigation-related case management, legal hold, e-billing and e-discovery software
- Supervise outside litigation counsel nationwide and globally and two paralegals internally.
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