Litigation Counsel
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About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION REQUIRED:
- Juris Doctor from nationally recognized Law School
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:
- 8+ years of product liability and other complex litigation or litigation management experience
SPECIALIZED AND DEMONSTRABLE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Licensed to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of at least one state
- Experience participating in depositions, mediations, and court proceedings, including trials
- Experience dealing with complex federal and state court litigation, ideally including in the life sciences industry
- Experience managing collection and production of documents and electronic records in response to legal process
- Experience providing strategic litigation and risk management advice to clients
- Integrity and strong ethical center
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and communicate across a complex organization
- Ability to establish credibility and develop strong working relationships with clients
- Capable of inspiring trust and confidence of client groups, including senior management
- Trial attorney experience
- Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
- Proven ability to litigate as part of a large, multidisciplinary team
- Strong experience and skill with management of e-data and e-discovery issues
- Superior common sense and judgment
- Exceptional advocacy and negotiating skills
- Analytical risk identification, evaluation and management skills
- Flexibility, adaptability, responsiveness and collegiality
- Experience managing or directing, or serving as outside counsel
- Experience with complex product liability litigation and aggregated claims
- Experience with securities litigation
- Experience with employment litigation
- Medical background or knowledge
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
25% travel (may vary, depending on case load).
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Day in the Life section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Day in the Life section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
