Legal Counsel, North & Central America Litigation

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Join us at Accor,  where life pulses  with passion!​

As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.​

By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.​

We are looking for a US-barred attorney reporting directly to the General Counsel of Accor North & Central Americas (NCA) to oversee, coordinate, and support the General Counsel on all litigation matters affecting Accor in NCA, both with respect to (i) “above-property” corporate litigation matters affecting Accor corporate entities and (ii) property-level litigation matters to ensure corporate interests in hotel-level litigation are accounted for. In addition to reporting directly to the GC of NCA, the position shall work closely with the NCA Legal Team to implement risk mitigation measures and policies based on legal developments in the US and NCA region. This position shall also be the main NCA Legal Team member coordinating with Compliance on Data Privacy concerns and policies in the region.

Key responsibilities: 

• Support GC of NCA on corporate-level litigation matters in region by liaising and coordinating with outside counsel on threatened and active lawsuits and internal document and information requests.
• Monitor and provide guidance over hotel-level litigation matters, ensuring corporate-level risk exposure and interests are accounted for by the hotel’s efforts.
• Liaise with Compliance Team over the implementation, maintenance, and review of Data Privacy concerns, considerations, and policies.
• Update and issue policies and guidance for litigation risk mitigation based on NCA legal developments and reoccurring themes and issue ongoing corporate and hotel-level trainings for litigation and data privacy concerns (the latter, alongside Compliance Team).
• Assist in preparation and maintenance of litigation trackers and reports, both for material corporate litigation matters and material hotel-level litigation matters.

Experience:

• US-barred attorney with a minimum of 5 years of legal experience
• A mix of both in-house and firm experience is preferred
• Experience beyond transactional legal work, with a focus on general commercial legal support, data privacy, and/or compliance-related matters
• Litigation experience is preferred but not required
• Hospitality industry experience is preferred but not required

Soft Skills: 

• Highly engaged, curious, and self-motivated professional
• Strong organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to manage coordination, tracking, and reporting responsibilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to navigate and help streamline complex organizational structures
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and departments

Salary: $175K + bonus