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SCI is looking to hire a corporate counsel or senior counsel, depending on experience, to support it operations. This role will provide legal counsel on a wide range of matters, including employment, regulatory, customer complaints, litigation, and contract review. Oversees outside counsel to ensure that litigation is handled in a cost effective and efficient manner.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Counsels funeral home and cemetery affiliates regarding legal issues that arise in their locations on a daily basis in order to minimize liability.
- Oversees outside counsel to ensure that litigation is handled in a cost effective and efficient manner.
- Reviews and drafts contracts for both corporate and regional management in a manner that achieves the company’s objectives and reduces risks.
- Provides legal advice to assigned area(s) of responsibility to include:
- Consumer Issues
- Regulatory compliance
- Employment
- Real estate matters
- Contracts
- Conducts training sessions at regional meetings in order to educate local management regarding the appropriate manner of handling consumer issues and help prevent future litigation.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Doctor of Jurisprudence from an accredited law school
Certification:
- Admission to the Bar of at least one state
Experience:
- Minimum of 5-7 years of years of experience as an attorney (preferably with a background in litigation, labor/employment or contract drafting).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Inter-personal skills, awareness and confidence to work effectively with all levels of staff including executive teams, government and regulatory agencies, outside counsel and professional organizations
- Advanced contract and legal document drafting skills
- Advanced problem-solving and reasoning skills
- Proven negotiation and advocacy skills
- Proficiency in organizing and handling complex regulatory filings
- Skills in MS Office applications, mathematics and statistics
- Organizational skills, time management and project management skills to handle detailed work with multiple concurrent priorities and constituents
- Detail-oriented, flexible and creative
- Adaptable to work with various business entities within a local and enterprise-wide culture
Ability to direct work of paralegal and administrative support staff with value placed on teamwork
Postal Code: 77019
Category (Portal Searching): Legal
Job Location: US-TX - Houston
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What We Do
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of death care products and services. As of September 30, 2016, SCI operates 1,531 funeral service locations and 471 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.
