Corporate Counsel

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the management of assigned legal activities in support of a $23 billion global manufacturing company. This high visibility position will involve the management of claims and litigation. The position will involve tasks and responsibilities generally performed by lawyers in law firms and corporate legal departments, including but not limited to the following:

• Effectively handle assigned legal activities for business units, functions, or legal practice areas.
• Supports projects and teams – provides legal support and solutions to the company's business units or corporate departments.
• Provides advice – gives focused and practical legal advice respecting business operations as well as the impact of current or anticipated laws, rules, and regulations.
• Substantiates positions – researches, develops, and coordinates implementation of legal solutions.
• Mitigates risk – identifies and analyzes existing and emerging legal risks and develops strategies to manage risks.
• Manages claims and litigation – handles company disputes in the U.S., including e‑discovery, fact‑finding and analysis, witness preparation, depositions, case management conferences, motion practice, and arbitration or trial preparation and presentation.
• Provides proactive guidance – stays abreast of new regulations and emerging legal risks, and provides proactive advice and counsel to business units and corporate functions that may be impacted.
• Demonstrates development of core legal expertise and support for business units or enterprise‑wide functions: develops understanding of the operational model by which the supported business unit or enterprise‑wide function operates.
• Supports clients on a cost‑effective basis.
• Manages outside counsel efficiently and cost‑effectively, as necessary.
• Engages, communicates with, and advises mid‑management and operational business-level clients.
• Develops understanding of how legal support affects objectives, risks, and returns of business clients.
• Works under supervisory responsibility – manages or provides work direction, or reviews the work of individual‑contributor level support staff (paralegals, admins, fellows, law clerks, etc.).

This role will report to Sherwin‑Williams Global Headquarters located at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Qualifications

Position requirements:

• Juris Doctor.
• License to practice law in Ohio or ability to obtain licensure in Ohio.
• 3 years of post‑licensure experience in civil litigation.
• Strong work ethic combined with diligence and the ability to act independently and adapt to changing priorities; demonstrated experience clearly articulating complex legal concepts to a lay audience.
• PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); and other applications.
• General working knowledge of legal software.
• Must have the legal right to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Preferred:

• Prior federal or state clerkship experience.
• 4–7 years of legal experience.
• Specific experience defending products liability, construction, and/or employment matters.
• Demonstrated experience as an in‑house attorney providing guidance and counseling to business partners in connection with litigation and pre‑suit disputes.
• Experience training company personnel on substantive legal topics.

Travel Requirements

20% travel.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sherwin‑Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin‑Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Please be aware, the Sherwin‑Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.