Assistant General Counsel - Litigation

Caterpillar•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an experienced attorney to join its in-house Legal Services Division as Assistant General Counsel – Litigation. The successful candidate will provide legal support on highly complex litigation and investigations matters, including patent and other intellectual property matters, complex commercial disputes, and highly involved investigations. The candidate is expected to be familiar with complex eDiscovery, legal holds, high-volume data management, case strategy, taking and responding to discovery, motions practice, trial experience, and/or appellate practice. The role will work directly with outside counsel on matters, including early case assessments, budgets, and review and management of outside counsel billings. The cases often require the attorney to work with Caterpillar attorneys in other practice areas or personnel in the Global Government and Corporate Affairs Division. The attorney will be responsible for working internally with paralegals, engineers, the eDiscovery group, Legal IT and witnesses in a variety of roles, including matters involving complex data preservation, collection, review and production obligations. The attorney may also be expected to participate on cross-functional teams with other members of the legal department, including intellectual property and government affairs colleagues. A successful candidate should be comfortable counseling business managers about risk management, commercial issues, and litigation or investigation risks arising from complex technical and regulatory matters.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school
Strong academic credentials
Membership in the State Bar of any U.S. State and qualifications for admission as in-house counsel under Illinois Rule 716, if not admitted in Illinois
Familiarity and a strong background in complex eDiscovery issues, including legal holds, preservation, collection, review workflows, production, and high-volume data management
In-house litigation experience
Minimum 8-12 years’ experience in legal practice at a top firm and/or in-house litigation experience, with patent and other intellectual property litigation, government investigations, or similarly complex high-exposure commercial litigation matters
Solid work experience and a strong track record of success as a litigator in complex, data-intensive matters
Superior research, writing and communication skills
Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities
The ability to work effectively and efficiently with outside counsel

Nice To Haves

Experience with patent and other intellectual property litigation, complex government investigations, and large-scale discovery or data-intensive matters is preferred.

Responsibilities

Providing day-to-day legal counseling on complex litigation and investigative matters, including but not limited to patent and other Intellectual Property litigation, high exposure insurance disputes and complex investigations
Drafting, reviewing and monitoring pleadings, briefs, discovery, subpoenas, investigative demands and related responses
Managing complex eDiscovery workflows, legal holds, data preservation, document review and production issues involving high volumes of data
Working with paralegals and witnesses to develop cases for trial
Counseling business clients on litigation risks, as necessary, and providing training
Working with insurers and Caterpillar Risk Management personnel to establish insurance coverage and working with accounting teams on case reserves
Working with outside counsel and leading multidisciplinary teams of attorneys to develop case strategy in complex litigation and investigation matters
Maintaining excellent relationships with outside counsel and work to be a valued member of the Caterpillar litigation program