Senior Counsel, Commercial Litigation

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION – SENIOR COUNSEL

Primary Job Function

We want a top-tier strategic thinker who can actively lead litigation matters across a broad array of disciplines, including antitrust, contract, employment, internal and external investigation, product liability, securities, and shareholder matters.  As part of a tight-knit team, you will set the strategy and drive the results.  A successful litigator in this role will apply principled legal analysis with a blend of common sense, sound judgment, and creativity.  You will join a highly respected legal department at a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to solving serious health issues and having a remarkable impact on patient’s lives.  

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Develop successful litigation strategies, and supervise and direct outside counsel in executing them.
• Identify, cultivate relationships with, and give opportunities to, outstanding under-represented litigation attorneys at law firms to increase the diversity of our outside counsel representation.
• Have the courage to form and defend a point of view on sensitive, high-profile issues, balanced with the humility to accept and incorporate other perspectives.
• Blend rigorous legal assessment with creative problem solving.
• Be self-motivated and intellectually curious.
• Counsel internal clients in all areas of the business and at all levels of management on legal issues.
• Interact externally with customers, suppliers, partners, competitors, courts, and government agencies.
• Develop reasonable, reliable budgets and manage the staffing and efficiency of outside counsel and other service providers to deliver strong results within those budgets.

Minimum Education:

• Candidates must possess a JD degree and have or be able to obtain appropriate licensure to practice law in Illinois.

Minimum Experience:

• 7+ years of high-level litigation experience at law firms and/or in-house.
• Significant experience in any particular subject matter (e.g., antitrust or product liability) is not required. 

At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. If you would like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email CorpJat_ABV@abbvie.com.