Litigation Attorney

Job Title

Litigation Attorney

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Litigation Attorney, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

- Manage strategies and tactics of complex, high-stakes litigation matters including products liability, intellectual property, mass tort, class action, and MDL (but excluding PFAS matters).

- Engage outside counsel, develop litigation strategies, develop and manage to a budget and fixed fee arrangement, participate in mediations and settlement conferences, and obtain input from relevant stakeholders.

- Provide proactive & strategic advice on areas of developing legal risks in external business & legal/regulatory environment.

- Develop effective partnerships with corporate functions to advance the Company’s litigation and dispute resolution goals and objectives, including Finance, HR, and Enterprise Risk Management.

- Lead litigation policy and program initiatives, including document retention, electronic discovery, careful communications and other issues.

- Provide proactive & strategic advice on areas of developing legal risks in external business & legal/regulatory environment

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

- Juris Doctorate degree (completed and verified prior to start)

- Ten (10) years of law firm and/or in-house litigation experience with demonstrated expertise leading the management of complex, high-stakes litigation including products liability, intellectual property, mass tort, class action, and MDL in a private, public, government or military environment