• Job Description

  Req#: 2500032V

  The Role at a Glance

  As an Attorney - Worker’s Comp and Auto Litigation, you will lead strategies on worker’s compensation and auto liability matters, handling pre-litigation disputes and resolving litigated claims with cross-functional partners. Further, you will help develop programs and tools that contain costs, working closely with our Risk Management Department and third-party administrator (TPA). This role reports to the Manager, Litigation Attorney within the Legal Department.

  The role will report to the Manager, Litigation/Attorney - Worker’s Comp and Auto Liability.

  • Manage and Resolve Claims: Actively manage and successfully resolve a busy portfolio of workers’ compensation and auto liability claims, ensuring timely and effective outcomes.
  • Supervise Outside Counsel: Select, retain, and supervise outside counsel, coordinating with law firms to manage budgets and control costs efficiently.
  • Strategic Legal Partner: Serve as a strategic legal partner to the business, providing expert advice on business practices, risk avoidance/mitigation, and legal compliance. Keep the team informed with timely reports on substantive legal developments.
  • Develop Claims Strategy: Collaborate with internal and external counsel, TPAs, and insurance companies to develop effective strategies and action plans for claims.
  • Oversee Discovery Process: Manage all aspects of the internal discovery process, including reviewing and developing strategies for discovery requests and responses, collecting and producing internal documents, coordinating e-discovery, identifying and interviewing witnesses, and preparing key witness testimony.
  • Mediation and Settlement: Develop and attend mediation and settlement strategies in conjunction with internal/external legal partners, insurance companies, and TPAs to achieve favorable resolutions.
  • Support Business Partners: Address ongoing questions and issues from business partners throughout the claims resolution process, providing clear and practical guidance.
  • Lead Special Projects: Lead special projects within the Legal Department to drive efficiencies, contribute to knowledge management, and support efforts to establish, assess, and maintain team performance metrics.

  What We Are Looking For

  • Academic Credentials: Strong academic creditentials including a J.D. degree.
  • Professional Experience: 3 to 5 years of relevant experience at a law firm or in-house.
  • Travel: Ability to travel domestically as needed (5-10% of the time).
  • Bar Membership: Must be a current member in good standing of the Tennessee Bar, or a member in good standing of another state bar with eligibility for admission in Tennessee as in-house counsel.

  Benefits at AutoZone

  AutoZone cares about people. That’s why AutoZone offers thoughtful benefits programs with one-on-one benefit guidance designed to improve AutoZoners’ physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

  Some of these benefits include:

  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Unrivaled company culture
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
  • Exclusive Discounts and Perks, including AutoZone In-store discount
  • 401(k) with Company match and Stock Purchase Plan
  • AutoZoners Living Well Program for mental and physical health
  • Opportunities for career growth and tuition reimbursement

  Eligibility and waiting period requirements may apply; benefits for AutoZoners in Puerto Rico, Hawaii or the U.S. Virgin Islands may differ. Learn more about all that AutoZone has to offer at careers.autozone.com.

• About the company

  AutoZone is the nation's leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories with more than 6,000 stores in the US, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Each store carries an extensive line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured hard parts, maintenance items and accessories.

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