Description
Ford Motor Company's Office of the General Counsel is seeking an outstanding attorney to join our Consumer Litigation Team in the Controversies Practice Group.
As a Lead Counsel, Controversies, you will provide strategic oversight of a portfolio of complex consumer litigation matters, which will include: retaining and managing outside counsel; driving the assessment of litigation risk, case strategies, and trial readiness; developing legal defenses; leading settlement negotiations; implementing new technology solutions and workflow automations to efficiently manage matters and reduce costs; managing arbitrations; and providing support, counseling, and training to business teams on legal risks, lessons learned, and risk mitigation strategies.
You will also regularly collaborate with other legal teams, including discovery, class actions, product litigation, consumer finance, regulatory, and more. In addition, you will support the regulatory team in monitoring trends; interface with federal and state agencies; support legal and legislative reform efforts; and assist with internal and third-party-driven investigations.
Serve as the primary negotiator in direct discussions with plaintiffs' attorneys and opposing counsel. The successful candidate will take a hands-on approach to managing dispute resolution from early pre-suit demands through trial-stage settlements.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school
- Membership in good standing of the Michigan Bar (or member in good standing of another state bar and eligible for RIHC status in Michigan)
- A minimum of 4-8 years of experience practicing as a litigation attorney in a law firm, corporation, or government agency
- Strong litigation background
- Excellent analytical, critical, and strategic thinking skills
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- An interest in optimizing and automating legal operations by analyzing data and leveraging legal technology
- A continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to work with a diverse team
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.