Deputy General Counsel - Litigation
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Litigation Counsel to join our Legal Team as our Deputy General Counsel.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience litigating restrictive covenant matters, including non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality disputes.
This role also requires deep expertise in advising on pre-hire and post-hire candidate counseling, particularly in high-risk or competitive hiring scenarios.
The successful candidate must be comfortable appearing in court for hearings, motions, and trials, and will play a critical role in shaping litigation strategy across the organization.
This position offers a unique opportunity to work across the business on high-impact issues, advising executives and teams on legal risk and dispute resolution strategies while balancing business objectives.
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Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications :
- JD from an accredited school
- Active license and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant litigation experience, including restrictive covenant litigation, with substantial hands-on experience obtaining or defeating temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions in expedited proceedings
- Insurance industry experience preferred
- Ability to manage litigation and investigations internally, as well as manage outside counsel
- Proven ability to advocate effectively in court and other legal forums
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and evaluate potential risks to the Company, including economic, legal, and reputational risks
- Develop creative and compliant solutions to assist in resolving complicated issues
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills. This position requires fast-paced multi-tasking and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues involving business partners in various locations
- Display the highest level judgment, ethical conduct, and integrity
- High degree of self-motivation, strategic thinking, and attention to detail
- Promoting Peace of Mind for All
- At Liberty, we take great care to promote peace of mind for all. We create a safe space to find your Joy of Being as your most authentic self. Being uniquely YOU, with your unique experiences and ideas, we will continue to strengthen our company as we grow together.
- HABU has nothing to do with age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or ethnicity. We pursue people who value: Integrity, excellence, caring, kindness, fairness, teamwork, good feelings, and fun! Liberty empowers our team with tools and knowledge to support the purposeful spread of positive energy, kindness, and good feelings with others.
- We recognize that our industry has more work to do in advancing diversity and inclusion. Our dream is to become the north star others can look to for direction as we advance together.
- *Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records WILL be considered for employment. For positions in our organization that require a state insurance license to perform the duties described herein, applicants must meet the state licensing requirements as required by the applicable DOI, must not have been disqualified or barred from licensure, and must not have been prohibited from conducting the business of insurance under Title 18 U.S. Code, §§1033 and 1034 to qualify for that role
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