Senior In-House Product Liability Counsel

Kubota; Grapevine (TX); Vor Ort; USD 160.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kubota's North American operations seeks a Product Liability Counsel to oversee product liability matters, support litigation and investigations, and help reduce exposure across accidents and defective claims.

The role advises management on case progress, prepares witnesses, coordinates with local counsel, and strengthens defense strategies with technical analysis. Must have a JD, active state bar, 5+ years product liability experience, and US court familiarity.

Qualifikationen

• JD from an accredited law school
• Active member of a State Bar
• 5+ years of experience defending product liability, warranty, and subrogation litigation; trial experience preferred
• In-house counsel experience managing outside counsel preferred; experience negotiating pre-litigation matters
• Experience in State and Federal Courts

Aufgaben

• Inform management of accidents, incidents, and defective product claims
• Recommend resolution strategies
• Defend and resolve matters not assigned to local counsel
• Evaluate underlying legal and technical issues
• Recommend governmental notifications or Quality Assurance/Quality Control modifications
• Attend trials, mediations, arbitrations, and depositions as appropriate
• Attend inspections, coordinate internal resources, investigate causes, and provide recommendations to management and engineering
• Work with design engineers to formulate defense strategies, prepare risk/benefit analyses, and assist in witness preparation
• Coordinate responses to written discovery, gather and review documents, and manage corporate deposition requests
• Evaluate marketing, instructional literature, and new product development for conformance with U.S. industry standards
• Support initiatives such as developing a legal/incident database or creating a Product Council to document compliance standards and conduct hazard analyses

Kenntnisse

Litigation management

Legal research

Regulatory matters

E-discovery

Written and verbal communication

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Legal software

Jobbeschreibung

Kubota's North American operations seeks a Product Liability Counsel to oversee product liability matters, support litigation and investigations, and help reduce exposure across accidents and defective claims.

The role advises management on case progress, prepares witnesses, coordinates with local counsel, and strengthens defense strategies with technical analysis. Must have a JD, active state bar, 5+ years product liability experience, and US court familiarity.