Senior Litigation Counsel
Novelis Corporation

Atlanta, Georgia

Posted in Manufacturing and Production


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Position Overview

Position Overview:

The Novelis Legal team is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel. The person in this role will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Litigation, Labor & Employment. The successful candidate with have a combination of significant litigation experience, law firm experience and also practical business experience to help avoid, strategically assess, manage and communicate regarding disputes involving Novelis. Whether in litigation, arbitration, administrative or alternative dispute resolution proceedings, this role will require an ability to manage a wide array of matters in areas such as commercial contracts, environmental, employment, labor, workers' compensation, insurance coverage, torts, tax, ERISA, intellectual property and other complex matters. This role is client facing and will require developing strong relationships across a large, multinational organization.
Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

  • Provide substantive and practical legal advice, counseling and support to senior executives, management and others related to Novelis Inc. and its worldwide subsidiaries in areas including litigation and alternative dispute resolution to assist meeting Novelis' objectives.
  • Represent Novelis in all stages of civil litigation, compliance, and regulatory matters, including from pre-trial activities through appellate practice as necessary.
  • Oversee cases assigned to outside counsel, including attending court hearings, settlement conferences, mediations, and arbitrations.
  • Provide strategic corporate guidance, litigation prevention and avoidance, investigation work, client counseling, the full range of litigation and trial work, managing outside counsel, and backfilling other commercial law and corporate governance support needs as resources or other circumstances dictate.
  • Prepare and file discovery requests and responses.
  • Defend and conduct depositions.
  • Day-to-day monitoring of open litigation matters.
  • Collaborate with outside counsel regarding litigation strategy and case value.
  • Prepare case evaluations and other reports relating to open matters in litigation.
  • Investigate pre-claim matters by conducting employee interviews and reviewing relevant records.
  • Investigate allegations contained within filed disputes.
  • Evaluate exposure and recommend reserves relating to open matters in litigation.
  • Negotiate settlements and prepare settlement agreements.
  • Prepare reports for internal use regarding litigation trends and recommendations regarding the same.
  • Provide training across the company and employees on litigation and risk management matters.
  • Formulate and drive strategy in partnership with internal business partners.
  • Assign matters to outside counsel and oversee all stages of dispute resolution
  • Manage preparation of responses to discovery requests and subpoenas.
  • Prepare case evaluations and other reports relating to open matters in litigation.
  • Investigate pre-claim matters by conducting interviews and reviewing relevant records.
  • Evaluate exposure and recommend reserves.
  • Advise the Assistant General Counsel, Litigation, Labor & Employment on litigation strategy and potential outcomes.
  • Negotiate and prepare agreements, including settlement agreements and commercial contracts.
  • Prepare reports for internal use regarding litigation trends and recommendations regarding the same.
  • Analyze and implement how to deliver dispute resolution services more efficiently and/or cost effectively.
  • Provide training across on litigation and risk management matters.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Juris Doctor and active bar license in good standing in at least one state (preferably active Georgia bar license)
  • 7-10 years of experience at a top-tier law firm (multinational law firm experience is a plus)
  • Practical business experience
  • Excellent communication, writing, analytical, organization, and negotiation skills are essential.
  • Teamwork oriented attitude and ability to work well with and relate to company personnel at all levels.
  • Excellent legal and business judgment and ability to multi-task.
  • Must be proactive and can work independently.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a love of continuous learning and ongoing process improvement.
  • Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in time-sensitive situations with a keen attention to detail.
  • Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, and able to shift directions quickly when priorities change.
  • Enthusiastic, responsible, and able to handle confidential information with professionalism and diplomacy

What We Offer:

This role offers a hybrid schedule. Novelis is committedto a Flex Work approachthat empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment.

Novelis benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family's well-being:
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Health savings accounts - Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
  • Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
  • Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Retirement savings plans - medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchange
  • Employee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your family
  • Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance
Location Profile

Novelis' Global Corporate Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia and employs approximately 250 people. It is co-located with Novelis' North America regional office which employs approximately 225 people. Supporting its 24 operations worldwide Novelis' corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws. Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.


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