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WernerCo. makes ladders, scaffolding, and fall protection equipment for trade professionals. Its product range includes step, extension, and multi-position ladders, along with safety harnesses. The company also provides ladder safety training and resources to help workers choose and use equipment on the job.
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Senior Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Risk

Lead litigation, claims, and enterprise risk for ProDriven Global Brands, a global manufacturer of professional products. Oversee disputes, reserves, outside counsel, and executive risk reporting.

USUnited StatesPAPennsylvaniaHybridFull-timeSeniorLeadEnglish RequiredGeneral Counsel

Description

  • Lead strategy for major litigation, claims, and disputes involving products, operations, employees, and commercial relationships
  • Evaluate liability, causation, damages, case posture, likely outcomes, and options for resolution
  • Manage matters from initial investigation through discovery, expert work, product examinations, motions, mediation, settlement, trial preparation, and appeal
  • Spot emerging allegations, recurring patterns, and portfolio trends that may call for wider legal or business action
  • Provide legal and strategic direction to the Claims function
  • Set standards for matter intake, investigation, documentation, evaluation, escalation, and resolution
  • Track matter status, strategy, deadlines, and potential exposure
  • Ensure evidence, records, products, photographs, statements, and technical information are identified, preserved, and assessed
  • Build portfolio reporting and governance practices
  • Prepare case assessments and reserve recommendations
  • Work with the General Counsel, Finance, Risk Management, insurers, and stakeholders on reserve reviews, financial reporting, and portfolio forecasts
  • Lead major settlement negotiations and internal approval processes
  • Track indemnity exposure, defense costs, settlements, legal spend, and financial developments
  • Select, retain, and direct outside counsel, technical experts, investigators, and other external resources
  • Set expectations for legal strategy, staffing, budgets, reporting, responsiveness, and outcomes
  • Lead, develop, and mentor legal and claims professionals
  • Work across Engineering, Quality, Product Development, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Customer Care, Human Resources, Risk Management, and other functions
  • Advise on evidence preservation, product examinations, testing protocols, technical records, warnings, instructions, labeling, and legal risk
  • Support product safety investigations, regulatory matters, internal investigations, and recall related legal issues
  • Build scalable processes, technology, reporting, metrics, and knowledge management practices
  • Advise the General Counsel and executive leaders on significant exposure, resolution strategy, financial impact, and enterprise risk
  • Provide reports to executives and the Board as appropriate
  • Carry out other duties assigned within the role's responsibilities and requirements
  • Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
  • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • At least 10 years of progressively responsible legal experience, including substantial responsibility for complex litigation and disputes
  • Experience with litigation involving manufactured, industrial, durable, or consumer products
  • Experience in both in-house and law firm settings
  • Experience working with cross-functional and international business teams
  • Trial experience or substantial responsibility for contested litigation
  • Experience improving legal or claims processes, reporting, technology, or portfolio governance
  • Experience directing outside counsel and technical experts, managing discovery and settlement negotiations, and setting trial strategy
  • Experience assessing litigation exposure, developing or reviewing reserve recommendations, managing legal spend, and communicating material risks to senior leaders
  • Experience leading attorneys, claims professionals, or other legal staff
  • Ability to work effectively with technical, operational, financial, and business stakeholders
  • Strategic legal judgment and practical business decision-making
  • Strong litigation, dispute management, and negotiation skills
  • Financial understanding of reserves, settlements, defense costs, legal spend, and portfolio exposure
  • Ability to understand and clearly explain technical and engineering issues
  • Credible executive communication and ability to turn complex legal, technical, and financial issues into actionable recommendations
  • Collaborative leadership, sound judgment, discretion, and ability to influence across functions
  • Ability to manage multiple major matters in a fast-paced environment with discipline and attention to detail
  • Commitment to applying data, technology, and process improvement to strengthen legal operations and risk visibility
  • Availability for 10%–20% domestic and international travel

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule requiring at least one day in the office per month
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion culture
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Reasonable accommodation for essential job functions

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