Associate General Counsel

Position Summary Responsible for leading the Product and Premises Safety and Liability Practice Area within the global Legal Department, focused on aerospace and industrial product liability prevention and litigation, asbestos litigation defense, and legal matters involving environmental, health, safety, and product- and premises-related insurance coverage and recovery issues.

Reports directly to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and is part of the global Legal Department leadership team. Has multiple direct and indirect reports (domestic and international). Works closely with corporate officers and other business and functional leaders across the company, as well as outside counsel and other vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Legal Department’s Product and Premises Safety and Liability Practice Area, which has responsibility for leading, managing and overseeing aerospace and industrial product liability prevention and litigation, asbestos litigation defense, and legal matters involving environmental, health, safety, and product- and premises-related insurance coverage and recovery issues.
• Develop and implement strategies and processes for efficient and effective operation of the Practice Area, including deployment of the Legal Department’s established strategy framework, internal and external cost and resource management, and service and training plans for internal business partners and external stakeholders (insurance carriers, outside counsel, etc.).
• Operate as a trusted business partner supporting Parker strategies by positively representing Parker and its Legal team, strengthening its culture and values, and creating value and driving continuous improvement in key focus areas (e.g., team member engagement and productivity, client experience and satisfaction, and effective cost and vendor management).
• Lead and manage a team of legal professionals (domestic and international), inspiring and positively driving their engagement, integrity and sustained high-performance.
• Stay current and advise on trends and developments in areas of responsibility, including legislative and regulatory changes and relevant court actions.
• Lead and actively participate in Legal Department and cross-functional continuous improvement teams and initiatives, and effectively partner with team members and vendors.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in one or more appropriate jurisdictions.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience as a practicing lawyer, specializing in litigation and related legal issues (preferably product liability, asbestos, environmental, and/or insurance).
• Engineering or other technical background / credentials / abilities would be a plus.
• Ability to independently perform each essential function with skill, expertise and efficiency.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to facilitate, influence and negotiate with a global audience at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem-solving skills aligned with client objectives, financial goals and operational needs of the business.
• Ability to operate and address a variety of unique, complex and broad-based legal and business issues independently with minimal supervision.
• Creative self-starter with ability to develop and implement innovative, flexible, balanced and practical legal and business strategies and solutions.
• Collaborative with others, and able to work as part of a team to accomplish goals.
• In-office role - Parker’s Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies.
• For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
• With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
• Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal.
• We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
• Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged.
• This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
• By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
• As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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