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Senior Counsel, Incident Investigation and Litigation Management

Sonic Summary

The Senior Counsel, Incident Investigation and Litigation Management provides legal support to various departments including Operations, Projects, and Human Resources.
This role involves managing internal incident investigations and supporting litigation and pre-litigation matters while preserving applicable privileges.
The Senior Counsel will be responsible for overseeing external counsel and developing litigation strategies in collaboration with them.
Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years of relevant legal experience in incident investigation and litigation management.
The position offers a competitive salary of $150,000 to $180,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Primary Purpose

The Senior Counsel, Incident Investigation and Litigation Management provides practical legal support to Operations, Projects, Human Resources, Compliance, Risk, and company leadership.

This role will manage and advise on legally directed or legally led internal incident investigations, support litigation and pre-litigation matters, preserve applicable privileges, and help guide the company’s response to sensitive operational, workplace, compliance, safety, project, contractor, and employee-related matters.

The Senior Counsel will also be responsible for managing external counsel, developing litigation and investigation strategy in partnership with outside counsel, coordinating internal information flow, and keeping relevant internal stakeholders appropriately informed while protecting privilege and confidentiality.

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