Corporate Counsel, Litigation

Mercedes-Benz USA • Atlanta, GA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 3w ago

About Us

Mercedes-Benz USA is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. In our people, you will find tremendous commitment to our corporate values. Our products and employees reflect this dedication. We are looking for diverse top-notch individuals to join the Mercedes-Benz Team and uphold these hallmarks.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for successfully managing and overseeing the Mercedes-Benz USA litigation portfolio related to class action, breach of warranty, and consumer claims.

Responsibilities

Manages outside counsel and a large docket of class action, breach of warranty, and consumer litigation claims.
Provides legal guidance on marketing materials, technical documents, and other business documents.
Develops proactive strategies to evaluate legal claims and creates processes for the cost-effective and strategic resolution of litigation and pre-litigation claims. Creates measures to control costs, comply with operating budgets, and review and approve outside counsel costs.
Supervises Paralegal(s) to support litigation-related work. Respond to and produce documents responsive to discovery requests.
Responsible for coordinating discovery responses, preparing and identifying appropriate witnesses, appearing on behalf of the company in connection with legal matters, effectuating strategy, controlling outside counsel expenses, and coordinating litigation strategy with colleagues from around the business.
Provides guidance to MBUSA's internal business units in order to effectively resolve customer claims and ensures they are properly informed of legal issues relating to their activities.
Maintains sufficient familiarity of class action, antitrust, tort, warranty, consumer protection, advertising, and product liability laws to effectively address legal matters and inform our business partners.
Effectively guides and leads interdisciplinary and/or international working groups and teams.

Qualifications / Education

Law Degree from an accredited law school
Bar certification (preferably in Georgia)
7+ years of litigation experience in the areas of class action, product liability, warranty and/or consumer litigation.
Preferred experience working for or with manufacturers (particularly in the automotive industry) to address Song-Beverly, Magnuson-Moss, breach of warranty, class action, product defect, and other consumer claims.
Ability to successfully manage a high-volume of cases and provide reporting and insights on these topics.
Effective and persuasive oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.

Additional Information

Comprehensive knowledge of various areas of consumer, product liability, and advertising law and their application to day-to-day business activities.
Ability to understand and communicate company policies to employees and third parties and to effectuate corporate litigation objectives.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Good understanding of litigation costs, budgeting processes and expense controls to manage outside counsel and litigation expenses where appropriate.
A willingness to learn about company products, activities, structure, and third-party business relationships.
Strong attention to detail with above-average multi-tasking skills and the ability to adapt quickly to situations that require immediate transition.
Willingness to travel to represent the company’s interests for litigation activities and other business activities.
Ability to work in person on a “hybrid” or other schedule as determined by corporate policy or business needs at Mercedes-Benz USA’s Sandy Springs, GA office.
Ability to leverage technology, software, and databases to manage workflow efficiently and collaborate with other stakeholders.

EEO Statement

Mercedes-Benz USA is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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