Corporate Counsel, Litigation

Acco Engineered Systems

Employee‑owned mechanical contractor designing, fabricating, installing and servicing HVAC, plumbing, piping, electrical and automation systems.

Manage construction litigation, insurance claims, and contract negotiations for ACCO.

3 days ago ago

$160,000 - $190,000

Intermediate (4-7 years)

Full Time

Pasadena, CA

Office Full-Time

Company Size

3,000 Employees

Service Specialisms

Engineering

Mechanical Services

HVAC Systems

Plumbing

Building Services

Design-Build

Commissioning

Project Management

Sector Specialisms

Petro/Chemical

Power

Mining

Aerospace

Food & Beverage

Water Treatment

Biomass

Pharmaceutical

Role

What you would be doing

legal library

contract drafting

litigation tracking

claims reporting

counsel management

legal training

Create and maintain in-house legal library of forms and agreement templates.
Draft, review and negotiate agreements with the Company’s customers and vendors in the construction industry, including master agreements, change orders, and professional service agreements. The position may oversee the work product of others in their review of legal agreements.
Prepare Company witnesses for depositions, and prepare Company documents for review and/or production, while working efficiently with outside counsel.
Make outside counsel more effective and more efficient by serving as the Company’s in-house expert for litigating insured claims.
Serve as the Company’s corporate representative at selected hearings, arbitrations, and/or trials.
Provide training on construction contracts and construction law principles to support Project Managers and administrative support roles.
Using the Company’s software, establish and maintain robust processes for tracking, analyzing, and reporting on the status, financial exposure, reserves, and historical trends of all covered litigation. Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for outside counsel and internal metrics to manage litigation budgets effectively, providing regular, detailed updates to senior management, the legal department, and the risk/finance teams on potential liabilities, and making data-driven recommendations for process improvements and risk mitigation strategies.
Respond to business-records subpoenas on the Company’s behalf.
Establish and maintain effective communication with outside counsel and insurance carriers to facilitate smooth claims reporting, coverage analysis, and payment of defense and settlement.
Assist the Company in implementing improvements to Company processes using “lessons learned” from resolved claims.
Serve as the Company’s primary point of contact and subject matter expert for affirmative collection actions, and for the claims handling process for insured claims. This position may be involved in the selection of outside counsel (including panel counsel). This position continuously monitors outside counsel’s performance, efficiency, billing practices, and adherence to Company litigation strategy and guidelines.
Supervise the Company’s defense against litigation matters, primarily those covered by the Company’s traditional insurance portfolio (e.g., General Liability, Auto, Workers’ Compensation). This includes making critical decisions on case strategy, responsive evidence, risk assessment, budget approval, and settlement authority recommendations. This function also involves coordinating all aspects of the litigation process with internal stakeholders, claims adjusters, and outside counsel to ensure optimal legal outcomes and cost-effective resolution.
Facilitate decision making by preparing concise briefing documents with conclusions and recommendations.
Legal research and prepare opinions that may have significant impact to the Company.
Prepare, review, and/or coordinate discovery responses with Company employees and outside counsel.
Assist with corporate matters including the review, drafting and administration of Company contracts policies and procedures.
Support the legal department as requested and assigned. Such assignments may include briefing documents, preparation of materials for Board and Committee meetings (including resolutions and minutes), preparing, managing and implementing corporate policies.

What you bring

construction law

civil litigation

j.d.

california bar