Position Summary...
Join the Walmart Indemnity Center of Expertise as Associate Counsel. This
cross-functional team advises business clients and legal colleagues about Walmart’s rights and obligations associated with vendor and supplier contracts. The Associate Counsel role is critical to evaluating tort and commercial litigation where Walmart’s contractual indemnity rights may be implicated. You will work with vendors, suppliers, and their attorneys and insurers while protecting Walmart’s rights. The Associate Counsel role may help facilitate the reporting of matters to Walmart’s insurers. In this role, the right person will contribute to implementing policies and best practices to ensure indemnity matters are handled efficiently and consistently.
What you'll do...
- Advise on Walmart’s contractual indemnity and insurance rights and obligations regarding tort and commercial litigation
- Develop business best practices and procedures that will drive consistency and efficiency
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Develop best practices and procedures that will mitigate the company’s risk
- Identify emerging litigation trends, spot issues across matters, and ensure consistency of positions
What you’ll bring… - Subject matter expertise on indemnity claims and insurance policy interpretation
- Drive to execute and act quickly
- Process mindset with the ability to look for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness
- Strong communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders
- Experience working in cross-functional teams
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see
https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see
One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Law degree from an accredited law school and 2 years’ experience in law.
License to practice law in at least one state.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Primary Location...
811 Excellence, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.