Contractors’ Warehouse —
Corporate Counsel – Litigation
Location
Atlanta, GA
Category
Legal
Type
Corporate
Job ID
Req110527
Position Purpose:
This position represents the Company in legal claims, lawsuits, and litigation. The ultimate objective of this position is to minimize the legal exposure of the Company in any such legal matters. Advises and consults with managers and other departments on various legal issues, and educates internal clients on proactive measures and approaches to reducing all potential legal exposure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prosecutes and defends business claims and lawsuits involving Home Depot.
- Conducts internal investigations
- Collaborates and interacts with outside counsel regarding claims, lawsuits, et. al.
- Advises various departments and managers on a diverse range of legal issues.
- Supervises and conducts appropriate legal research for all pending legal work.
- May manage and track budgets.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to a Senior Corporate Counsel or Vice President – Legal.
- Areas of specialization are commercial litigation, including class action and complex litigation, antitrust, tax, IP, regulatory, real estate, construction, and internal investigations.
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Significant experience litigating commercial litigation matters, including consumer class actions and MDL proceedings; substantive experience litigating antitrust, tax, IP, regulatory, construction, and real estate matters; experience conducting internal investigations.
Minimum Education:
- The completion of a Juris Doctor or equivalent and required certifications for practicing law.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 7 – 10 years with a major law firm or corporate legal department
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- Member of state bar
Competencies:
- Proven drafting and negotiation skills
- The ability to manage numerous outside counsel
- The ability to work independently on numerous activities and prioritize them properly while meeting deadlines
- The ability to address difficult issues in a professional, assertive and proactive manner
- The ability to develop, organize, implement and manage standard procedures and train outside counsel and paralegals in the procedures
- High degree of oral and written communication skills
- Analytical skills
Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition
401(K) savings plan with company match
Merit increases and performance bonuses
On-the-spot recognition and rewards for a job well done
Position Purpose:
This position represents the Company in legal claims, lawsuits, and litigation. The ultimate objective of this position is to minimize the legal exposure of the Company in any such legal matters. Advises and consults with managers and other departments on various legal issues, and educates internal clients on proactive measures and approaches to reducing all potential legal exposure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prosecutes and defends business claims and lawsuits involving Home Depot.
- Conducts internal investigations
- Collaborates and interacts with outside counsel regarding claims, lawsuits, et. al.
- Advises various departments and managers on a diverse range of legal issues.
- Supervises and conducts appropriate legal research for all pending legal work.
- May manage and track budgets.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to a Senior Corporate Counsel or Vice President – Legal.
- Areas of specialization are commercial litigation, including class action and complex litigation, antitrust, tax, IP, regulatory, real estate, construction, and internal investigations.
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Significant experience litigating commercial litigation matters, including consumer class actions and MDL proceedings; substantive experience litigating antitrust, tax, IP, regulatory, construction, and real estate matters; experience conducting internal investigations.
Minimum Education:
- The completion of a Juris Doctor or equivalent and required certifications for practicing law.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 7 – 10 years with a major law firm or corporate legal department
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- Member of state bar
Competencies:
- Proven drafting and negotiation skills
- The ability to manage numerous outside counsel
- The ability to work independently on numerous activities and prioritize them properly while meeting deadlines
- The ability to address difficult issues in a professional, assertive and proactive manner
- The ability to develop, organize, implement and manage standard procedures and train outside counsel and paralegals in the procedures
- High degree of oral and written communication skills
- Analytical skills
Hybrid – An associate in a hybrid role blends in-office and remote/virtual working to complete their job duties. An associate may be required to work from a designated Home Depot location on some days, and may work from a virtual/remote location on others. We also refer to this as location – flex.
Learn more about our 4 different work locations. Additional information will be provided during the application process.As part of the application process for this role, there will be an on-line assessment. The assessment usually takes about 17 minutes to complete. You will be directed to the assessment link immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the link, you will need to complete it within 72 hours after starting it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as you like within the 72-hour time frame.
During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about your approach to work and various work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including:
- Professional Experience
- Learning Potential
- Responsibility
- Customer Focus
If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here to learn more.
Store Location
9090
2455 PACES FERRY RD
Atlanta, GA
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