Litigation Counsel

At MicroPort Orthopedics, we are never standing still. We know that knee and hip implants are constantly being improved just as medical procedures themselves evolve with each passing day. We not only embrace this constant advance in medicine. We celebrate it in our work. We operate with the heart of a start-up but the soul of an industry powerhouse. This is critical to achieving our goal of being the fastest growing, innovation driven company in orthopedics. Our top priority isn’t just to help surgeons get patients back on their feet. We want to help patients get back to Full Function, Faster. Come be a part of the journey!

Overall Summary

As Litigation Counsel, you will be responsible for supporting the Senior Vice President, General Counsel. You will have primary responsibility for legal strategy and advice as well as for the selection and direction of outside counsel services in connection with MicroPort's litigation docket. You will provide legal counsel to MicroPort's law department management and heads of significant operations/areas of the business. This job requires a high degree of responsive to internal clients in addition to both initiative and independent thinking to accomplish a broad variety of duties and responsibilities efficiently and accurately. Much of the work involves dealing with personal, private or proprietary information. You will be expected to handle all assignments on an established priority basis unless otherwise directed.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a docket of commercial and class action litigation brought against the Company, as well as affirmative cases brought on Company's behalf.
• Responsible for all aspects of litigation matters after and in consultation with Company General Counsel.
• Develop case strategy; review and edit briefs and motions; conduct fact investigations; identify and interview witnesses; prepare witnesses for depositions; attend depositions and oral arguments; and oversee preparation and conduct of trials.
• Select, and direct MicroPort's relationship with, outside counsel and consultants.
• Provide clear and forceful direction to outside counsel.
• Advise on risk mitigation and provide pre-litigation counseling, working collaboratively with operations counsel, to ensure that disputes are optimally positioned should litigation arise.
• Supervise support staff and proactively manage litigation budget.
• Report internally on status and strategies in major matters and present briefings to MicroPort's Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and local, division and senior management regarding major cases.
• Assist in preparation of presentations to Company's Board of Directors and Committees.
• Work collaboratively with attorneys to ensure proper protection of intellectual property assets.
• Keeps abreast of laws and regulations to help identify changes and incorporate into or help create policies and procedures based on such development.
• Assist department(s) in preparation of special projects as needed, including without limitation as a legal representative in a Compliance committee, review of incident reports/fields action, etc. for Quality Dept.
• Hybrid and remote schedule negotiable.
• Limited travel as needed.

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• 5 years of solid litigation experience, defending product liability matters and related insurance claims
• Seasonal coordination with insurance carriers; skillful interfacing with opposing counsels
• Strong technical legal skills, including excellent legal writing;
• Sharp intellect and strategic orientation, especially with respect to the legal process;
• The ability to devise effective, pragmatic and creative solutions to business and legal matters;
• Ability to assess litigation risks and settlement value of a range of matters;
• Presence and effective communication at all levels of the organization;
• Gravitas and strength to direct outside counsel; and
• Ability to multi-task and independently prioritize work with minimal supervision.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

Attorney license / bar membership in at least one state (TN bar preferred).

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Juris Doctor degree

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of 5 years of legal experience required. Significant in-house and/or major law firm experience preferred.

The ideal candidate for the Litigation Counsel role will have significant experience in all aspects of litigation, from discovery through trial and appeals. Experience managing e-discovery is required. Familiarity with complex commercial matters in the medical device, class action, intellectual property and/or corporate/securities area and/or experience with government investigations is a plus, as is a background in healthcare law and regulations or representation of healthcare and/or medical device companies. The Litigation Counsel will have a law degree from an accredited institution.

For internal reference, this position is a job level 9.

**All candidates: Please completely fill out the online application and attach a resume that includes your current role, experience, education and contact information.**

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)