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Mercedes-Benz Vans USA · 1 month ago

Corporate Counsel, Warranty Litigation

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Mercedes-Benz USA, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States. This position is primarily responsible for successfully managing and overseeing the Mercedes-Benz USA portfolio of matters related to lemon law, breach of warranty, and consumer claims.

Automotive

Responsibilities

Manages a large docket of lemon law, breach of warranty, and consumer litigation claims

Provides guidance to internal business units on topics involving lemon law, Song-Beverly, Magnuson-Moss, breach of warranty, product defect, and other consumer claims

Keeps legal management and business teams apprised of significant lawsuits and legal issues; works with business teams on root cause analysis of lawsuits and legal issues

Provides guidance to MBUSA's internal business units in order to effectively resolve customer claims and ensures they are properly informed of legal issues relating to their activities

Develops proactive strategies to evaluate claims and creates processes for the cost-effective and strategic resolution of litigation and pre-litigation claims. Creates measures to control costs, comply with operating budgets, and review and approve outside counsel costs

Works with team members, customers, dealers and service providers to de-escalate and resolve disputes

Works with legal and business teams on how to reduce risk

Manages class action, product liability, and other legal and risk management topics as requested

Maintains sufficient familiarity of class action, antitrust, tort, warranty, consumer protection, advertising, and product liability laws to effectively address legal matters and inform our business partners

Responsible for coordinating discovery responses, preparing and identifying appropriate witnesses, appearing on behalf of the company in connection with legal matters, implement strategy, controlling outside counsel expenses, and coordinating litigation strategy with colleagues from around the business

Effectively guides and leads interdisciplinary and/or international working groups and teams. Supervises non-lawyer staff members to support legal work as required

Performs legal research as necessary and documents findings via formal memorandum

Qualification

Law degreeBar certificationLitigation experienceConsumer claims knowledgeLegal researchTechnology proficiencyOral communicationWritten communicationInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsOrganizational skillsTime managementAttention to detailAdaptability

Required

Law degree from an accredited law school

Bar certification (preferably in California or Georgia)

5+ years of litigation experience in the areas of lemon law, warranty and/or consumer litigation. Experience with California lemon lawsuits as well as Song-Beverly and Magnuson-Moss litigation strongly preferred

Ability to successfully manage a high-volume of matters and provide reporting and insights on these topics

Effective and persuasive oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization

Ability to understand and communicate company policies to employees and third parties and to effectuate corporate objectives

Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Good understanding of legal costs, budgeting processes and expense controls to manage outside counsel and legal expenses where appropriate

A willingness to learn about company products, activities, structure, and third-party business relationships

Strong attention to detail with above-average multi-tasking skills and the ability to adapt quickly to situations that require immediate transition

Willingness to travel to represent the company's interests for litigation activities and other business activities

Ability to work in person on a “hybrid” or other schedule as determined by corporate policy or business needs at Mercedes-Benz USA

Ability to leverage technology, software, and databases to manage workflow efficiently and collaborate with other stakeholders

Preferred

Preferred experience working for or with manufacturers (particularly in the automotive industry) to address Song-Beverly, Magnuson-Moss, breach of warranty, class action, product defect, and other consumer claims