Senior Counsel, Claims & Litigation

About C.R. England, Inc.

Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT and is one of North America's premier transportation companies. C.R. England is an industry leader in Dedicated, Over-The-Road, cross-border Mexico, and Intermodal services.

C.R. England has also been regularly recognized for management excellence. This year, C.R. England was recognized by Newsweek as one of 'America's Greatest Workplaces for Women', one of only three truckload carriers to receive this recognition, and 'America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity' one of only seven truckload carriers to be so recognized. Additionally, C.R. England was honored with a '2020 Glassdoor Top Places to Work' award, the 'Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces Award' and by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal as a '2021 US Best Managed Company'.

Committed to giving back the community, learn more about C.R. England Inc.'s goal of providing one million meals to children annually through partnerships with local food banks by visiting www.oneagainstchildhoodhunger.com.

Job Summary

The Senior Counsel, Claims & Litigation supports the company's in-house auto and general liability claims and litigation function. Working under the Associate General Counsel, this attorney directly conducts hands-on litigation work, particularly in early stages, with oversight of matters transitioned to outside counsel, focusing on strategy, risk management, and efficient resolution.

Key Potential Responsibilities

• Support oversight of accident and transportation claims litigation, including leading initial case investigation, case assessment, and early-stage litigation preparation.
• Directly handle substantive discovery tasks, including drafting discovery requests and responses, preparing discovery-related motions, and managing early discovery.
• Review and analyze discovery responses, medical records, accident reports, ELD data, driver qualification files, video evidence, maintenance records, and other litigation documentation to identify key facts and inform defense strategy.
• Conduct legal research on tort liability, insurance defense issues, relevant case law, and FMCSA/DOT regulations, including negligence standards, regulatory compliance issues, and federal preemption defenses.
• Oversee and manage matters that are partially or fully transitioned to outside counsel by setting strategy, reviewing outside counsel processes, and ensuring alignment with company objectives and guidelines.
• Prepare internal and external facing case summaries, status reports, and exposure assessments, and communicate significant developments to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Claims, Safety, Risk Management, and Operations teams to align litigation insights with accident response, safety initiatives, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Use legal technology and AI tools to improve efficiency in legal research, document review, discovery analysis, and summarization.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar license in good standing.
• Required experience in auto defense litigation, with a strong emphasis on commercial transportation or trucking accident matters.
• Working knowledge of transportation liability and FMCSA/DOT regulations.
• Strong analytical, research, and writing skills, with the ability to independently draft discovery documents and analyze complex factual records.
• Experience managing or overseeing litigation matters and coordinating with in house or outside counsel.
• Proficiency with legal and enterprise technology; proficiency with AI tools to support research, document review, and workflow efficiency is a strong positive.

C.R. England is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.