The Dow Chemical Company

Product Litigation Counsel

The Dow Chemical Company • $145K — $175K *
Midland, MI 48640In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor or Master of Laws required.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
  • Admission to State Bar or eligible for admission.
  • Willing to travel up to 25% annually.
  • Must have legal work eligibility in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship available).

Responsibilities

  • Independently provide legal counsel to clients.
  • Conduct legal training and education for clients.
  • Review and draft legal documents.
  • Manage external counsel and experts effectively.
  • Collaborate with internal legal experts and resources.
  • Oversee paralegals and legal staff regarding discovery.
  • Develop and monitor expense budgets.

Benefits

  • Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, mental, and social well-being.
  • Competitive retirement program including stock purchase benefits.
  • Student debt retirement savings match program available in the U.S.
  • Opportunities for professional growth through training and community involvement.
  • Workplace flexibility to promote work-life balance.
  • Robust medical and life insurance options available.
Full Job Description
About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Counsel in its Litigation group. The preferred location is Midland, MI, but Houston, TX will also be considered. Your assignment will include litigation management for Dow and its affiliated companies. This will include a wide range of litigation including Union Carbide Corporation's asbestos personal injury litigation, and other product liability litigation.

Responsibilities

  • Independently provide legal counsel to clients.
  • Provide client legal training and education on a variety of topics.
  • Review and draft legal documents.
  • Actively manage external counsel and experts.
  • Collaborate with internal legal subject matter experts and other Company resources.
  • Oversee paralegals and administrative staff in the Legal Department and coordinating with business and functional clients within Dow and its affiliated companies concerning discovery.
  • Establish and monitor expense budgets.
  • Set strategic direction for each case and related docket of cases.
  • Develop and implement settlement strategies.
  • Proactively communicate to Legal Department management and clients.
  • Participate directly in key depositions, hearings and trials.
  • Oversee appellate issues.


Required Qualifications

  • Juris doctor or Master of Laws.
  • Minimum of 7 years practicing as an attorney.
  • Admission to State Bar or eligible for admission.
  • Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% annually to meet business needs.
  • A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrable competence practicing law with a major law firm or corporation.
  • Strong law school credentials.
  • Trial and litigation experience.
  • Product litigation experience.
  • Commercial litigation experience.
  • eDiscovery experience.


Skills

  • Communication: Professional communication, encompasses written, oral, visual and digital communication within a workplace context.
  • Critical Thinking: Critical thinking is the analysis of facts to form a judgment. The subject is complex, and several different definitions exist, which generally include the rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis, or evaluation of factual evidence.
  • Strategic Advice: Advising is to offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone.
  • Mental Agility: Mental Agility is the power to learn or retain knowledge, the ability to understand the facts and significance of one's behavior and possession of the qualities (capacity, ability, power) required to get something done.
  • Detail-Oriented: Detail-Oriented is the ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task, ensuring accuracy and completeness in one's work.
  • Self Motivation: Self Motivation is the internal state that helps initiate, continue, or terminate a behavior, driving individuals to do things and work toward their goals, put effort into self-development, and achieve personal fulfillment.


Additional Notes

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position and may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
  • Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
  • Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
  • Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
    • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
  • Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
    • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees' Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
  • Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
  • Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
  • Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
  • Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
  • Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.
  • Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
  • On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
  • Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
  • Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
    • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
    • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
    • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)


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Learn more about The Dow Chemical Company
Size
35,700 employees
Market Cap
$35.5 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$1.2 billion
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$38.5 billion
NASDAQ
DOW
* Ladders Estimates

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