Sr. Counsel - Litigation

Sr. Counsel - Litigation

Location:

San Antonio, TX;
Tempe, AZ

Reports to:

Director of Litigation, Global

Circle K is a Global Fortune 200 company with over 15,000 stores in 24 countries, serving more than 6 million customers each day and employing more than 120,000 people in stores and support offices.

We are seeking a talented Sr. Litigation Counsel to join the U.S. Legal Team, reporting to the Director of Litigation – Global. The selected candidate will provide legal and administrative support on U.S. litigation matters and manage outside panel counsel. The hire should be determined, self‑motivated, organized, detail‑oriented, proactive, and committed to meeting all of the Company’s litigation needs. Candidates with experience in contract review and negotiation, marketing, procurement and data privacy will receive additional weight.

• Assist Director of Litigation – Global with corporate litigation and management of outside panel counsel.
• Independently manage a portfolio of corporate litigation matters.
• Help develop programs and policies to reduce exposure to general liability and other claims.
• Support litigation and other adversarial matters in partnership with internal legal and business teams and outside counsel.
• Assist with development, presentation and training on litigation and compliance matters.
• Manage environmental disputes and litigation, support the Environmental team with access agreements and indemnity agreements, support Facilities in fuel site closures and environmental remediation; work to reduce penalties for non‑compliance.
• Interface regularly with counsel to support discovery and investigations.
• Play a key role in supporting the litigation team’s handling of complex material litigation matters, subpoena responses, and pre‑litigation matters.
• Conduct interviews, draft affidavits and otherwise assist in the preparation of correspondence, documents and reports.
• Work collaboratively with litigation and e‑discovery teams to assist in case management.
• Summarize complex legal documents and cases.
• Conduct research, proofreading, organize and maintain forms, databases and other materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Work primarily with Wholesale, Accounting and Risk Management teams to identify assets to be recovered by CK and related entities.
• Operate within the debt collection model and modify as necessary.
• Draft demand letters to targets.
• Serve as integral part of collectability analysis.
• Track matters and participate in weekly update calls with outside counsel.
• Provide feedback to business teams to keep them informed of matter progress and budget spend.
• Participate in regular updates to keep relevant departments apprised of recovery effort progress for financial reporting to management.
• Draft/review settlement documents – releases, notes, letter agreements as necessary.
• Manage/enforce settlement payments and follow up as needed.

• Intake complaints and identify whether CK owes or is owed indemnification in the action.
• Track open cases and hold regular update calls with outside counsel.
• Work with relevant departments to have site inspection completed.
• Liaise with outside counsel to negotiate terms of the settlement agreement.
• Obtain proper sign‑offs for remediation costs and any settlement payments.
• Inform facilities of deadline to complete mediation.
• Monitor remediation deadlines to ensure compliance with settlement agreement terms.

• Licensed to practice law in one or more states (in good standing).
• Preference given to applicants with experience handling ADA Title III claims.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience, preferably at an insurance defense firm or in‑house insurance claims department.
• Experience with Relativity eDiscovery platform a plus.
• Ability to think critically and make clear, well‑reasoned decisions.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• A team player who can work in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment and influence people and decisions without direct authority.
• Time‑management, prioritization, and interpersonal skills with the ability to partner with all levels of management and business teams.
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