Counsel – Settlement Team

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

Lead and manage complex product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort settlements from negotiations through program closure. Serve as primary legal and operations lead, drafting and finalizing settlement documents, resolving claimant disputes, and ensuring compliance across settlement implementation and claims administration. Oversee teams assessing and categorizing incoming claims, perform claims data analysis to identify trends, and help design settlement structures and eligibility criteria.

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Counsel – Settlement Team

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Job Summary

Lead and manage complex product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort settlements from negotiations through program closure. Serve as primary legal and operations lead, drafting and finalizing settlement documents, resolving claimant disputes, and ensuring compliance across settlement implementation and claims administration. Oversee teams assessing and categorizing incoming claims, perform claims data analysis to identify trends, and help design settlement structures and eligibility criteria.
Location: Wilmington
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 execute settlements accurately and efficiently.
  • •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 data analysis to monitor values and identify trends.

Key Requirements

  • •Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
  • •Active and in good standing with the local state Bar, or eligible to waive in.
  • •Minimum of 8 years of substantive legal practice 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 with pharmaceutical products, medical devices, or consumer health/consumer-facing products.
  • •Familiarity with matter management systems (e.g., Case Manager Pro), claims administration platforms, and AI-enabled claim review platforms; experience drafting/reviewing/negotiating settlement documents.
Experience:8+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Problem-solvingProject managementCommunicationStakeholder managementInitiative
Tech Stack:Case Manager ProAI-enabled claim review platforms

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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