Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

• 401K with Employer Match

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Fertility Assistance Program

• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

Duties:

• Day-to-day litigation and dispute resolution management, including complex commercial litigation, trade secrets disputes, and related discovery management. Independently attend mediations and depositions.
• Manage litigation efficiently, appropriately leveraging and managing outside counsel.
• Provide practical and business-focused legal advice and counsel, taking into account multiple stakeholder perspectives where necessary. Assess risks and offer client-focused practical solutions and options.
• Insurance coverage compliance management: Oversee adherence to policy coverage and notification to carriers, counsel selection and expense reimbursement.
• Provide support for Board of Manager materials related to litigation.
• Monitor changes in state and federal North and South American and international regulations and laws to ensure compliance with those applicable and relevant to the Company’s business, and audit for compliance with laws.
• Draft and review litigation-related Firm Policies and Procedures.
• Assist with select risk management matters.
• Partner effectively with team members to ensure adequate reporting on litigation outcomes and learnings, internal/external trends, legal updates and projects updates, and to develop and/or deliver effective legal training.
• Provide day-to-day legal counsel and advice to business stakeholders and management on a variety of business-related matters, including, disputes with clients and vendors, terminations of contracts and or advice on best practices with regard to ending contractual relationships and or defending the Company’s interest in the event of a client or vendor relationship termination, responding to subpoenas, and other business-related legal requests, review and advise on confidentiality agreements, and e-Discovery matters.
• Obtain appropriate approvals for projects, third-party engagements, and expenses, review outside legal counsel invoices for appropriate billings, amounts, scope, and timely submissions for payment with the appropriate descriptions. Track and monitor outside legal expenses.
• Expense Management: Manage and evaluate outside counsel in execution of strategies in claims and litigation and provide creative approaches to dispute resolution and litigation while managing costs. In-sourcing matters wherever feasible.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran