Counsel – Settlement Team

Barnes & Thornburg
Nashville
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Problem-solving","Project management","Communication","Stakeholder management","Initiative"]

Lead and manage complex product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort settlement matters from initial negotiations through final claim resolution and program closure. Serve as primary legal and operations lead, working with plaintiffs’ counsel to draft and finalize settlement documents, resolve disputes, and support appeals. Oversee settlement implementation and claims administration, including eligibility criteria development and data analysis across thousands of claimants, while managing teams of nurse paralegals and attorneys.

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Barnes & Thornburg
Barnes & Thornburg
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Counsel – Settlement Team

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Job Summary

Lead and manage complex product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort settlement matters from initial negotiations through final claim resolution and program closure. Serve as primary legal and operations lead, working with plaintiffs’ counsel to draft and finalize settlement documents, resolve disputes, and support appeals. Oversee settlement implementation and claims administration, including eligibility criteria development and data analysis across thousands of claimants, while managing teams of nurse paralegals and attorneys.
Location: Nashville
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and support settlement negotiations in complex product liability, mass tort, toxic tort, and consumer product litigation matters.
  • •Develop settlement structures and eligibility criteria and serve as primary legal and operations lead to ensure legal compliance and accurate execution.
  • •Work with plaintiffs’ counsel to negotiate, draft, review, and finalize settlement-related documents and resolve claimant disputes or appeals.
  • •Manage teams of nurse paralegals and other attorneys to review and assess qualification and categorization of incoming claims.
  • •Oversee settlement implementation and claims administration, including workflow/quality assurance, and perform data analysis to monitor values and identify trends.

Key Requirements

  • •Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
  • •Be active and in good standing with the local state Bar (or eligible to waive in).
  • •Minimum of 8 years of significant and substantive experience practicing law, focused on mass torts in drug, medical device, and/or consumer products, including at least three years of litigation practice at a law firm.
  • •Claims resolution experience, preferably involving pharmaceutical products, medical devices, or consumer health/consumer-facing products.
  • •Experience drafting, reviewing, and/or negotiating settlement documents, with strong contracting principles and detail-oriented ability to manage multiple teams and work streams.
Experience:8+ yearsMass tortsProduct liabilityToxic tortConsumer productsPharmaceuticalsMedical devices
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Problem-solvingProject managementCommunicationStakeholder managementInitiative
Licenses:State Bar
Tech Stack:Case Manager ProMatter management systemsClaims administration platformsAI-enabled claim review platformsData managementReporting obligations

Company Brief

Barnes & Thornburg
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is a national full-service law firm providing corporate, litigation, IP, labor, real estate, and regulatory legal services from 23 U.S. offices, serving clients across industries.
Industry: Legal Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Indianapolis, United States
Founded: 1982
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