Sr. Attorney, Litigation

At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long-standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands-on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom.

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

About the role

The Senior Attorney, Global Litigation will help lead the management of litigation and pre-litigation matters across The Hershey Company. This role will advise business and legal partners on complex disputes and litigation risk involving consumer protection, intellectual property, tort claims, commercial contracts, employment, government investigations, and insured claims. You will provide practical, strategic counsel that supports Hershey’s business objectives, values, and risk tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Help establish and execute global litigation strategies aligned with the Company’s business objectives, values, and risk tolerance.
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters from early case assessment through resolution, including investigations, discovery, motions, settlement negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trial.
• Retain and manage outside counsel, experts, consultants, and vendors, including oversight of litigation budgets, fees, costs, and alternative fee arrangements.
• Conduct fact investigations, witness interviews, and early assessments of potential financial exposure and reputational risk.
• Coordinate electronic discovery, document review, witness development, deposition preparation, and litigation holds.
• Draft and edit pleadings, briefs, memoranda, correspondence, and other legal materials.
• Provide practical legal advice on litigation risk, claims, regulations, packaging, and emerging legal developments.
• Manage responses to third-party subpoenas and government or regulatory inquiries and investigations.
• Partner with insurance carriers on coverage matters and insured claims.
• Identify emerging litigation trends and develop strategies, tools, training, and best practices to mitigate risk.
• Prepare materials and presentations for senior leadership and Board-level discussions.
• Supervise and mentor paralegals and provide in-house training on legal issues, litigation trends, and risk mitigation.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing.
• At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably combining law firm and in-house experience with a multinational or publicly traded company.
• Experience defending class actions and complex commercial litigation; successful trial experience is preferred.
• Experience managing extensive electronic discovery, outside counsel, litigation budgets, and cross-functional projects.
• Experience representing food, consumer packaged goods, or similarly regulated companies is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, strategic legal advice in complex litigation and an evolving regulatory environment.
• Strong legal writing, contract drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to develop creative solutions to complex legal and business challenges.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health.
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable.
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility.

Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.

Location: Hershey, PA (Remote Eligible)