Counsel – Settlement Team

About the role

We are seeking a highly qualified Counsel attorney to join our product liability and mass torts resolution team based at any BT Office Location. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in complex product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort settlements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support settlement negotiations in complex product liability, mass tort, toxic tort, and consumer product litigation matters.
• Develop settlement structures and eligibility criteria.
• Serve as primary legal and operations lead, ensuring settlements are executed efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with all legal requirements.
• Negotiate, draft, review, and finalize all settlement-related documents, and resolve any claimant disputes or appeals.
• Manage teams of nurse paralegals and other attorneys to review and assess the qualification and categorization of incoming claims.
• Perform data analysis across claims, such as monitoring values and identifying trends within a tort (e.g., for individual firms and claim groups) and across a settlement.
• Oversee all aspects of settlement implementation and claims administration, including workflow and quality assurance.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Candidate must be active and in good standing with the local state Bar, or be eligible to waive in.
• Minimum of 8 years of significant and substantive experience practicing law, with a focus on mass torts in the drug, medical device and/or consumer products area(s), including at least three years of litigation practice at a law firm.
• Claims resolution experience, preferably with a focus on pharmaceutical products, medical devices, or consumer health or consumer-facing products.
• Detail-oriented with ability to simultaneously manage multiple teams and work streams.
• Familiarity with matter management systems (e.g., Case Manager Pro), claims administration platforms, and AI-enabled claim review platforms preferred.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and/or directly negotiating settlement documents, and a deep understanding of contracting principles generally.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Skills and Abilities

• Highly motivated to be part of an active settlement practice.
• Demonstrate initiative, an ability to assume responsibility for client matters, and interpersonal skills to work well as part of a large, collaborative team.

Working Conditions

Normal law office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature, and the like. Must have the ability to work under pressure and multi-task. The Counsel must be able to perform all essential job duties and responsibilities of this position with minimal supervision, satisfactorily and as outlined, with or without reasonable accommodation.