Associate General Counsel, Global Litigation

Position Overview

In this role, you will lead Regal Rexnord Corporation’s global claims and litigation portfolio across all operating segments. You will serve as lead in-house counsel on significant matters, set strategy, and drive cost-effective resolution of disputes. In addition to managing outside counsel, overseeing discovery, issuing litigation holds, and ensuring discovery compliance, you will partner closely with HR, Compliance, IT, and other business leaders to both defend the company against claims and proactively identify and mitigate potential risks.

Your guidance will help the business avoid future disputes and strengthen its overall risk posture. You will report directly to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, and have exposure to the CEO, CFO, and Segment Presidents.

• Own end-to-end management of complex litigation (product liability, commercial/contract, IP and others) from pre-litigation through resolution, including strategy, budgeting, and reporting.
• Manage and attend jury trials, mediations, and key witness depositions.
• Support litigation due diligence, and integration, in the event of any M&A activity.
• Direct discovery strategy, including legal holds, data preservation, collection, and review with IT and outside providers; maintain defensible processes and documentation.
• Manage outside counsel and expert engagements, negotiate fee arrangements, and enforce billing guidelines; drive performance through preferred law firm program governance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, and related documents; present risk assessments and recommendations to leadership.
• Develop and deliver training on litigation holds, records retention, and witness preparation; elevate legal awareness across teams.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards for matter status, cycle time, spend, and outcomes; prepare periodic updates for senior leadership.
• Partner cross-functionally (HR, Compliance, Finance, Insurance, Communications) on claims and litigation.
• Maintain governance for cross-border matters, privilege, and regulatory requirements; coordinate with regional counsel as needed.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school; licensed to practice and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 10+ years of experience managing complex litigation, including trial and/or lead in-house experience.
• Demonstrated expertise with the discovery process, litigation holds, data preservation/collection, and vendor/counsel management.
• Proven ability to drive resolution strategies and to manage budgets, KPIs, and outside counsel performance.
• Exceptional written and oral advocacy skills; ability to translate legal risk into practical guidance for business leaders.
• High integrity and sound judgment; ability to handle sensitive, privileged, and confidential matters.
• Willingness to work on-site in Rosemont, IL or Milwaukee, WI and travel up to 20% (as needed).

• In-house experience at a global industrial/manufacturing company.
• Large law firm experience representing industrial manufacturing clients in commercial and/or product liability matters.
• Experience with product liability, government investigations, and cross-border discovery.
• Familiarity with records retention frameworks and litigation hold processes.
• Experience managing preferred law firm programs and alternative fee arrangements.
• Comfort working with senior executives and cross-functional leadership in high-stakes matters.

$215,000 - $250,000

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better…