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Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our core values are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet.\nJob Description\nPosition Title: Associate General Counsel - Litigation & HSE\nPosition Summary\nThe Company is seeking an experienced, business-oriented Associate General Counsel - Litigation & HSE to manage complex litigation, regulatory disputes, pre-litigation matters, and HSE/environmental legal matters across the Company’s operations. This senior role will provide strategic, risk-based advice to business and legal stakeholders, oversee outside counsel, and help protect the Company’s commercial, operational, governance, environmental, and reputational interests.\nWhat You Will Do\nKey Responsibilities\nManage a portfolio of complex civil litigation, arbitration, regulatory, administrative, and pre-litigation matters involving the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates.\n\nDevelop and execute litigation strategies that align with the Company’s legal, business, operational, and reputational objectives.\n\nHandle commercial disputes, contract claims, business torts, regulatory matters, environmental and natural resources-related disputes, energy sector litigation, HSE matters, corporate governance disputes, and other matters relevant to the Company’s business.\n\nSupervise and manage outside counsel, including counsel selection, case strategy, budgets, work product, and matter performance.\n\nProvide practical, 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business teams.\n\nOversee responses to subpoenas, third-party discovery requests, government inquiries, regulatory requests, and other compulsory legal processes.\n\nConduct and support internal investigations related to litigation, regulatory, HSE, environmental, compliance, employment, commercial, operational, or governance matters.\n\nPrepare and review key litigation materials, including pleadings, briefs, motions, settlement agreements, position statements, witness outlines, and board or executive-level updates.\n\nAdvise on settlement authority, litigation reserves, case valuation, insurance coverage, remediation obligations, and other financial or operational implications of disputes.\n\nMonitor relevant legal, HSE, environmental, and regulatory developments and support legal department initiatives, including process improvements, outside counsel management, compliance enhancements, and dispute-related training.\n\nWhat You Will Bring\nRequired Qualifications\nJuris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.\n\nActive license to practice law and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.\n\nMinimum of 10years of litigation experience, gained in a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or a combination of these environments.\n\nSignificant experience managing complex civil litigation, commercial disputes, regulatory matters, arbitration, administrative proceedings, investigations, or other high-stakes adversarial matters.\n\nDemonstrated ability to develop litigation strategy, supervise outside counsel, assess risk, and advise senior legal and business stakeholders.\n\nStrong understanding of litigation procedures, discovery obligations, privilege, evidence preservation, settlement strategy, and dispute resolution processes.\n\nSubject matter expertise relevant to the Company’s business, such as commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement, energy and natural resources, environmental disputes, HSE compliance, infrastructure, corporate governance, compliance, or other industry-related litigation.\n\nExcellent legal research, writing, analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex matters independently.\n\nIt’dbe great if you also have:\nPreferred Qualifications\nPrior in-house litigation experience within a corporate legal department.\n\nLitigation experience in the energy, utilities, infrastructure, mining, natural resources, environmental, manufacturing, or other heavily regulated sectors.\n\nExperience handling disputes involving federal, state, or local regulatory agencies.\n\nExperience with environmental, permitting, land use, operational, safety, incident response, remediation, or regulatory matters affecting energy or natural resources businesses.\n\nExperience advising on corporate governance, board-related matters, internal investigations, compliance programs, or enterprise risk management.\n\nExperience managing large-scale e-discovery, litigation 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When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. 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