Corporate Counsel - Litigation

25 Nov 2024

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What you'll do

At H&R Block, your contributions will go far beyond any job description. When you join our team, you'll add to the momentum of a forward-thinking company-one that defined an industry and is now leading its transformation.

This provision provides legal advice to H&R Block, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a variety of complex legal issues, primarily in the area of litigation.

Day to day, you'll
  • Coordinate with VP, Deputy General Counsel, and other members of the Legal Department to advise the Company on a variety of legal matters, primarily in the area of litigation
  • Work with outside counsel to manage litigation and arbitration matters, and to engage in effective dispute resolution processes
  • Assist in evaluating and responding to governmental or regulatory inquiries, and to respond to various subpoenas, document requests, complaints, or disputes
  • Achieve legal objectives by gathering pertinent information, identifying and evaluating options, and choosing a course of action
  • Prepare legal positions by researching issues and reviewing documents
  • Effectively manage outside counsel to achieve timely and desired results within budget
  • Contribute to team effort by timely meeting commitments and working smart with minimal supervision
  • Coordinate efforts with internal clients as well as other internal and external attorneys to provide legal advice regarding complex issues and risk mitigation strategies
  • Periodically assist with diverse high demand legal projects outside normal area of focus
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and/or participating in professional societies
  • Some travel is required, including to attend significant hearings, trials, depositions, mediations, or meetings

It would be even better if you also had

  • Significant experience handling a broad range of complex litigation matters, including significant experience handling complex eDiscovery matters

What you'll bring to the team

  • Juris Doctorate degree plus license to practice law in one or more states. A current member of the Missouri Bar or an ability to become a member of the Missouri Bar within six months
  • At least five years of experience in the practice of law, with an emphasis on litigation
  • Detail-oriented focus, with demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills
  • Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with an ability to communicate and persuade a wide range of audiences
  • Ability to plan and coordinate multiple projects and work initiatives at the same time
  • A positive attitude, a collegial approach, and an instinct to go "above and beyond" in order to achieve the optimal outcome for the Company

About H&R Block

We're here to live our purpose-to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. We take our work personally, because we know what it represents: Families and homes. Livelihoods and lives.

We've been true to that purpose since brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded our company in 1955. Since then, we've grown to approximately 12,000 tax offices throughout the United States and around the world. When you join our team, you'll add to the momentum of a forward-thinking company-one that defined an industry and is now leading its transformation.

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  • ID: #23483578
  • State: Missouri Kansas city 64105 Kansas city USA
  • City: Kansas city
  • Salary: TBD
  • Job type: Corporate
  • Showed: 2021-11-25
  • Deadline: 2022-01-23
  • Category: Et cetera