Associate Counsel, Indemnity Center of Excellence
About The Position
Join the Walmart Indemnity Center of Expertise as Associate Counsel. This cross-functional team advises business clients and legal colleagues about Walmart’s rights and obligations associated with vendor and supplier contracts. The Associate Counsel role is critical to evaluating tort and commercial litigation where Walmart’s contractual indemnity rights may be implicated. You will work with vendors, suppliers, and their attorneys and insurers while protecting Walmart’s rights. The Associate Counsel role may help facilitate the reporting of matters to Walmart’s insurers. In this role, the right person will contribute to implementing policies and best practices to ensure indemnity matters are handled efficiently and consistently.
Requirements
- Subject matter expertise on indemnity claims and insurance policy interpretation
- Drive to execute and act quickly
- Process mindset with the ability to look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness
- Strong communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders
- Experience working in cross-functional teams
- Law degree from an accredited law school
- 2 years’ experience in law
- License to practice law in at least one state
Responsibilities
- Advise on Walmart’s contractual indemnity and insurance rights and obligations regarding tort and commercial litigation
- Develop business best practices and procedures that will drive consistency and efficiency
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Develop best practices and procedures that will mitigate the company’s risk
- Identify emerging litigation trends, spot issues across matters, and ensure consistency of positions
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Live Better U education benefit program (for full-time and part-time associates)
- Tuition, books, and fees paid by Walmart for Live Better U programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
