Litigation Counsel

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading sustainable agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Our 53,000 people across more than 100 countries strive every day to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions for the benefit of farmers, society and our planet –making us the world’s most local agricultural technology and innovation partner.

Syngenta Group is committed to operating at the highest standards of ethics and integrity. This is a commitment that we are making to investors, customers, society and employees. Syngenta Group is also committed to maintaining a workplace environment free from discrimination and harassment.

Job Description

We are looking for a curious, determined, and high-performing individual to join our team as a Litigation Counsel to provide legal advice and lead and manage U.S. litigation and other disputes to support global legal, IP, and licensing strategy and implementation for global commercial, R&D, and functional strategies, and to lead and manage significant litigation and arbitration activities within the United States.

Accountabilities :

• Provide legal advice and manage litigation and legal claims for the U.S. crop protection and seeds business.
• Help ensure development and implementation of good litigation practices, including electronic discovery, litigation hold, and similar litigation-related processes.
• Proactively engage with business units and functional groups to provide advice and counseling on risk management and to assist in connection with potential liability assessments and claims.
• Effectively manage outside counsel and their fees and costs.
• Provide a wide range of legal guidance and advice and develop and implement an efficient and effective legal program that minimizes risk while partnering with business units to develop business strategies.
• Lead development and implementation of legal, IP, and licensing strategies within area of responsibility, including in some cases leading a team of ALIP professionals.
• Manage day-to-day complex legal matters for which sound legal judgment, experience, and independent reasoning are required.
• Maintain strong knowledge of product liability and tort law and litigation practices, including electronic discovery.

Qualifications

Additional Information

What We Offer :

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here :   https : / / www.youtube.com / watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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