Counsel, Litigation
Company: Conagra Brands
Location: Chicago
Posted on: January 28, 2023
Job Description:
Job SummaryReporting to the Vice President & Chief Counsel -
Litigation, you will provide legal support on activities related to
litigation across the life-cycle of litigation and across the
enterprise.Position Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and strategic direction to outside counsel
concerning the handling of assigned caseload of lawsuits, claims,
and subpoenas.
- Support partners and company witnesses on matters relating to
litigation, including witness interviews, document collection,
depositions, hearings, and other adversarial proceedings.
- Represent Conagra Brands in legal, administrative, and
regulatory proceedings, and in mediations, arbitration, and
settlement negotiations.
- Oversee discovery processes, including e-discovery and legal
hold, for assigned caseload; champion the evolution of tools,
processes, and services.
- Assist in identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
within the litigation group and lead efforts to implement process
improvement solutions.
- Advise business partners on dispute resolution, litigation,
insurance, regulatory, and risk management among other matters and
identify opportunities to provide training.
- Ensure appropriate use and deployment of Company assets at all
times, including through enforcement of billing guidelines and
negotiation of alternative fee arrangements.
- Maintain relationships with business partners and other members
of the litigation team and legal department, and external
partners.
- Commit to promoting the development of one's own legal and
business skills, industry knowledge, and to maintaining an
inclusive working environment.Position Qualifications
- Licensed attorney with minimum of 5 years of litigation
experience in a law firm or corporate litigation department; must
be licensed in the State of Illinois or have in-house counsel
license recognized by the State of Illinois at the time of
application.
- Meaningful exposure to a broad range of litigation matters;
relevant experience includes product liability, commercial and
contract disputes, personal injury, employment, environmental,
insurance coverage, and class action disputes.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, think critically,
manage complex projects, learn new areas of law, and solve
problems.
- Understanding of e-discovery best practices; hands-on
experience with e-discovery software/tools preferred.
- Able to manage complex projects within established
budgets.
- Collaboratively influential. Must be able to ensure key legal
perspectives are taken into account and alternative actions and
outcomes considered, even if unpopular.
- Ability to think through legal issues from a business
perspective, evaluate and articulate risk on a cost-benefit basis,
and propose creative alternative solutions.
- Demonstrated curiosity; ability to quickly learn new areas and
business considerations; comfortable with change and making
decisions with less-than-complete information.
- Committed to personal development and continuous learning.
- Must have bias for action for delivering desired results.Our
Modern Workplace:Conagra's culture of collaboration enhances our
ability to meet critical business goals, deliver value to customers
and consumers and provide you with the flexibility you need to
achieve a better work-life balance. We carefully consider each role
and how often each team member needs to collaborate in-person. This
position requires you work from our Omaha office 3 days a
week.#LI-GS1#LI-Hybrid#LI-DirectorOur Benefits:We care about your
total well-being and will support you with the following, subject
to your location and role:
- Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid
life, accident and disability insurance
- Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and
stock purchase plan
- Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development
experiences
- Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules
(subject to your location and role)Our Company:Conagra Brands is
one of -North America's -leading branded food companies. We have a
rich heritage of making great food, and a team that's passionate
about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every
occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye -, -Marie
Callender's -, Banquet -, Healthy Choice -, Slim Jim -, Reddi-wip
-, and Vlasic -, and emerging brands, including Angie's -
BOOMCHICKAPOP -, Duke's -, Earth Balance -, Gardein -, and Frontera
-.We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and
inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit
-.Conagra Brands -is an equal opportunity employer and considers
qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race,
color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave
status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any
other characteristic or status protected by national, federal,
state or local law. ---
Keywords: Conagra Brands, Chicago , Counsel, Litigation, Legal , Chicago, Illinois
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