Corporate Counsel, Litigation

Title: Corporate Counsel, Litigation

Location: Wickliffe, OH, US, 44092-2298

Department: Legal

Job Description:

Job type: Full-time/Hybrid

Locations: Wickliffe, OH

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

Lubrizol is seeking a Corporate Counsel to join our dynamic Legal Team. In this influential role, you’ll hold a strategic role with respect to certain litigation and labor/employment matters, in addition to leading contract negotiations and advising on a wide range of other legal matters.  Reporting directly to an Assistant General Counsel, you’ll collaborate across departments and related companies to align legal strategy with business goals—making a measurable impact in a fast-paced, global environment.

 What You Will Do:

• Work closely with other legal professionals to manage certain litigation matters and other disputes, determining and implementing strategy.
• Provide strategic advice with respect to labor/employment matters involving the FMLA, the ADA, the FLRA, Title VII, and other applicable anti-discrimination, leave, and wage/hour laws.
• Oversee and direct the response to subpoenas
• Provide legal assistance on environmental, governance, and compliance matters as necessary
• Develop metrics to demonstrate performance related to legal matters, providing necessary reports to the Deputy CLO and other professionals
• Manage outside counsel to ensure implementation of strategy and monitor the progress of matters.
• Work closely with the primary lawyer for a business/function to develop contracting strategy, as needed
• Work directly with Procurement and Sales teams to understand contract needs, goals, and risks involved.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• 3+ years as a lawyer at a corporate law firm or in-house corporate legal department, demonstrating a broad array of experience in matters affecting a large and diversified company.
• Experience litigating (or managing litigation of) complex matters affecting a large, global manufacturer
• Experience with federal and state labor/employment statutes, including Title VII, the FMLA, and the ADA.
• Ability to learn processes for drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts. 
• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university and Juris Doctorate are required.  Candidate must be licensed to practice law in at least one state.
• Candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment to ensure that the company's contracts and litigation are managed in a timely and efficient manner that is consistent with strategic goals. 
• Candidate must be flexible and able to work with multiple internal/external attorneys, sales professionals, and procurement professionals in multiple practice areas.
• Fluent in oral and written English, and skillful in MS office (Words, Excel, Power Point, Outlook etc.).
• Self-starter with highly effective organizational skills and ability to handle confidential matters.
• Must be open and able to travel as needed to serve the company’s interests

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together! 

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities. 

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. 

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic. 

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