Corporate Counsel - Litigation

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Why Everstory

At Everstory Partners, our mission is to create supportive spaces where individuals and families can find solace, meaning, and hope in the midst of loss. At the heart of our mission is a deep understanding of the profound and complex nature of grief. Every person's journey through loss is unique, and we are committed to providing compassionate and personalized support.

We also believe that grief is not a problem to be solved or a burden to manage alone, but rather a natural and beautiful part of the human experience. Backed by our national strength and our local partners' role is to be a steady presence, a source of comfort and guidance, and a partner in celebrating the life and legacy of the person who has passed.

The Impact You Will Make

The Corporate Counsel - Litigation provides strategic legal support focused on regulatory compliance and operational matters across departments such as Compliance, HR, and Business Development. Key responsibilities include advising on legal risks, implementing compliance policies, monitoring regulatory changes, and managing complaints and interactions with regulators. The role also supports employment law matters-including investigations, performance issues, and terminations-and assists in managing litigation and agency responses (e.g., EEOC, DOL). Additionally, Corporate Counsel partners with internal stakeholders and external counsel to mitigate legal risks related to liability claims, torts, and commercial disputes, while contributing to policy development and training.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the operational leadership team on legal, regulatory and employment matters.
• Manage the Company's litigation docket, including general liability, commercial disputes, employment, personal injury, torts, investigations, and other dispute resolution proceedings.
• Work closely with internal and external claims management professionals.
• Develop a strong understanding of the Company's business, values, and regulatory environment to support its objectives in a legally sound, practical, and responsible manner.
• Advise internal teams, including Operations, Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, and Compliance on various legal issues.
• Deliver practical, actionable legal advice across business function.
• Develop litigation strategy, including playbooks and guiding philosophy.
• Conduct risk analyses and draft early case assessments.
• Manage pre-suit investigations, including document review and witness interviews.
• Collaborate with risk management to maximize insurance coverage.
• Engage and manage outside counsel, including litigation budgeting and cost control.
• Maintain timely litigation reporting and develop metrics to enhance reporting processes.
• Develop and implement internal policies and trainings to reduce third-party claim exposure.
• Uphold the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school; active bar membership in good standing required.
• 10+ years of relevant litigation experience, including in-house counsel and/or law firm practice.
• Proven ability to manage complex litigation and dispute resolution matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of general liability, tort, commercial disputes, and regulatory matters.
• Demonstrated ability to develop litigation strategy and provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
• Familiarity with insurance coverage issues and claims handling practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting policies and reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset and ability to build trusted relationships across departments.
• Proven ability to manage outside counsel, control litigation costs, and track key metrics.
• High level of integrity, sound judgment, and a commitment to ethical legal practice.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Experience developing and delivering internal legal trainings is a plus.

Core Competencies:

• Compassion - Genuinely cares about people; is concerned about their work and non-work problems; is available and ready to help; is sympathetic to the plight of others not as fortunate; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.

Role Competencies:

• Functional/Technical Skills - has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Problem Solving - uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Probes all fruitful sources for answer. Can see hidden problems. Is excellent at honest analysis. Looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Organizing - can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done. Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal. Uses resources effectively and efficiently. Arranges information and files in a useful manner.
• Negotiating - can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups. Can settle differences with minimum noise. Can win concessions without damaging relationships. Can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic. Quickly gains trust of other parties to the negotiations. Has good sense of timing.

Our Investment in You

Everstory Partners is proud to provide our employees with a quality work environment and opportunity for both personal and professional growth. As part of our ongoing commitment, we offer a competitive benefits package for our Full-Time Employees including: Medical, Dental, 401k with a company match, Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-term Disability, Vision, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discount Programs, Generous PTO Programs, Volunteer Opportunities & much more!

Everstory Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to employing a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.