Senior Counsel

Key Responsibilities

• Manage litigation and claims involving bodily injury, property damage, negligence, nuisance, and related liability matters.
• Investigate incidents and advise internal stakeholders regarding potential legal exposure and appropriate response strategies.
• Partner with Risk, Safety, and Operations teams to develop proactive risk mitigation strategies.
• Work with insurance carriers, third-party administrators, claims adjusters, and brokers on coverage and claims matters.
• Advise on insurance coverage, indemnification obligations, hold harmless provisions, and contractual risk allocation.
• Manage outside counsel, litigation strategy, budgets, reserves, settlements, mediations, depositions, and trials.
• Provide legal guidance regarding OSHA investigations, citations, corrective action plans, and workplace safety matters.
• Support compliance with DOT regulations and drug and alcohol testing requirements.
• Draft and review policies, procedures, training materials, and regulatory compliance programs.
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise leadership on emerging legal and operational risks.
• Prepare legal updates and recommendations for senior leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Deliver training to managers and field personnel on risk, safety, claims, and compliance topics.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law and in good standing.
• 7+ years of legal experience focused on litigation, claims, insurance, risk management, safety, or regulatory compliance.
• Significant experience managing bodily injury, property damage, negligence, and related liability claims.
• Prior in-house experience or experience supporting a large, multi-state organization strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of insurance coverage, indemnity, contractual risk transfer, and hold harmless provisions.
• Experience managing outside counsel, litigation budgets, reserves, and settlement strategy.
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations and workplace safety matters.
• Experience working within transportation, environmental services, industrial services, infrastructure, or another regulated industry is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of DOT regulations and drug and alcohol testing programs is a plus.
• Ability to provide practical legal advice to business leaders and operational teams.