TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.
What You'll Do:
Provide global oversight and strategic direction for the company’s claims, litigation, and arbitration matters across all regions.
Establish and promote consistent claims and litigation management processes, reporting standards, and risk assessment protocols for claims and litigation matters worldwide.
Oversee and strategically manage outside counsel, including performance and fee management.
Aggressively manage legal budgets and associated fees.
Serve as a central point of coordination for significant, high-exposure, or precedent-setting matters.
Partner and collaborate with regional in-house counsel, who directly manage certain claims and litigation matters to:
Ensure alignment with corporate legal strategy and risk tolerance
Assess liability exposure, develop strategy, and evaluate insurance coverage issues
Develop early case assessments and resolution strategies
Directly manage select complex litigation, arbitration, investigations, and claims matters, particularly those involving significant financial exposure, reputational risk, or cross-border complexity.
Build and maintain strong relationships with insurance carriers and claims professionals.
Maintain and ensure accuracy of the company’s litigation database and calendaring systems.
Oversee and manage the company’s e-discovery requirements and processes.
Lead or support internal investigations and provide oversight and guidance on investigations conducted by internal teams or outside counsel.
Leverage systems, data, and tools to drive efficient execution, reporting consistency, and risk visibility and identify opportunities to improve systems and tools.
Provide leadership and mentorship, with future supervisory responsibilities.
What You'll Bring:
J.D. from an accredited law school with a strong academic background.
Active U.S. license to practice law in good standing.
5-9 years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department managing complex litigation, claims, and arbitration matters.
Demonstrated experience in engineering and construction-related disputes.
Experience managing outside counsel and supervising staff.
Proven ability to implement and communicate new processes, including incorporation of software and technology such as case management or risk management systems, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT.
Proven ability to develop and execute effective case strategies.
Strong experience managing electronic discovery processes.
Well-established network within litigation law firms and the legal community.
Ability to collaborate effectively with business clients, management, opposing counsel, and third-party representatives.
Preferred Experience:
In-house legal experience.
Experience working in a global, multi-cultural environment.
Experience working directly with insurance carriers and coverage matters.
Experience managing cross-border claims and litigation.
Experience advising organizations with licensed engineers, architects, or other design professionals.
Desired Skills and Capabilities:
Strong leadership presence and team-oriented mindset.
Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills.
Strategic thinker with the ability to manage both high-level risk assessment and tactical execution.
Highly detail-oriented, analytical, and organized, yet creative in approach.
Strong ability to perform early case assessments and analyze risk exposure.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills coupled with a proactive and responsive communication style.
Operates with integrity and accountability, delivering reliable and consistent results.
Self-driven and adaptable, with a readiness to take an active, hands-on role when required.
Brings a confident, professional presence balanced with self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Ability to manage sensitive, high-risk matters with discretion and sound judgment.
Comfortable interacting with diverse global teams and stakeholders.
Why This Role Matters:
This role plays a critical function in safeguarding TYLin’s legal and financial interests across a broad portfolio of complex legal matters. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor across the organization and will help drive strategic litigation management, risk mitigation, and operational excellence.
TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $120,000 - $140,000 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.
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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.
Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.
TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.