Director, Senior Litigation Counsel

Samsung Electronics•Plano, TX

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About The Position

Samsung Electronics America is seeking an experienced attorney for a Senior Litigation Counsel role reporting to the Head of Litigation. The position supports the company across a broad range of litigation matters and coordinates related internal and external activities, including advocacy, strategy, internal communications, and discovery. The role manages litigation such as product liability, consumer class actions, and commercial disputes, along with pre-litigation resolution, discovery, witness preparation, pleadings, and other court processes. It provides strategic advice and recommendations to senior management, litigation colleagues, and the Head of Litigation on managing and resolving cases. The position also manages the company’s responses to government investigations. The Senior Litigation Counsel drives litigation and investigation strategy and execution, including oversight of outside counsel. The role works across functions to mitigate litigation risk and meet litigation and regulatory obligations, supports internal investigations with potential litigation exposure, and monitors other legal and claims activities. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

10 or more years of relevant legal experience in litigation, including at least 5 years of law firm experience.
Juris Doctor degree from a top law school.
Admission in good standing to at least one state bar, with the ability to be admitted to practice in Texas.
Substantial pre-trial and trial experience, including coordinating and responding to discovery requests and managing e-discovery in complex matters.
Substantial experience drafting, editing, and supervising pleadings at all stages of litigation.
Highly motivated, efficient, and organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, collaborate as part of a team, and work independently.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively to solve complex legal challenges.

Nice To Haves

Prior in-house experience.
Knowledge or experience in class actions, mass arbitrations, product liability, general commercial litigation, and government investigations.
Substantial experience preparing witnesses for interviews, depositions, and trials.
Experience managing or actively participating on trial teams.
Appellate experience.
Familiarity with high-tech, telecommunications, or consumer electronics businesses.

Responsibilities

Manage litigation matters, including product liability, consumer class actions, and commercial litigation.
Handle pre-litigation dispute resolution, discovery, and other litigation requests and processes.
Prepare witnesses for testimony and review pleadings and other court documents.
Advise senior management, litigation team members, and the Head of Litigation on case strategy, management, and resolution.
Manage the company’s responses to government investigations.
Drive strategy, execution, and management of outside counsel on litigation and government investigations.
Work cross-functionally to mitigate litigation risk and ensure compliance with litigation and regulatory obligations.
Support internal investigations that present risk of litigation-related exposure.
Keep abreast of other legal and claims activities.