Litigation Leader

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We are seeking a seasoned, strategic-minded attorney to serve as Head of Worldwide Litigation for Texas Instruments in the Dallas, Texas office. This leader will oversee all aspects of the company's litigation portfolio across global jurisdictions and lead internal and external counsel. The ideal candidate combines deep litigation expertise with strong operational, managerial, and communication skills at the executive level.

Key Responsibilities

Set the global litigation strategy in alignment with the company's overall legal and business goals

Anticipate emerging litigation risks and manage proactive mitigation across multiple jurisdictions

Lead a team of internal litigators and oversee a network of external law firms across regions

Allocate resources effectively and manage litigation budgets, billing guidelines, and matter intake

Evaluate exposure and legal risk in ongoing and potential litigation

Develop key metrics and dashboards; report regularly to senior executives and board committees

Partner with teams such as Compliance, HR, Finance, Risk, Government Affairs, and Business Units

Provide guidance on reputational, regulatory, operational, and financial implications of litigation decisions

Oversee selection and management of outside counsel, ensuring alignment with company objectives, cost-efficiency, and outcome quality

Negotiate and approve key fee arrangements and strategic engagement guidelines

Track and report on key metrics such as cycle times, cost savings, win rates, and outside counsel performance

Develop and implement litigation playbooks and standard protocols across regions

Leverage legal operations tools and AI to optimize matter intake, e-discovery, and reporting

Why TI?

Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.

We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI (

Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com .

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.

Minimum Requirements:

JD from an accredited law school

Active bar membership; willingness to qualify locally as needed

Minimum 10 years of experience handling or overseeing significant and diverse litigation matters, including commercial litigation, patent litigation, employment litigation, and environmental litigation

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience leading global litigation operations at scale

Experience with various arbitration tribunals

Expert knowledge of litigation process, strategy, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions

Strong leadership and team development capabilities

Analytical rigor, business acumen, and financial literacy to manage budgets and litigation economics

Superior communication skills; adept at distilling complex legal issues for business and non-legal audiences

Track record managing external counsel across diverse regions with consistent cost and performance controls

Experience with litigation technology, including e-discovery platforms

Prior experience in a senior legal role at a large corporation

Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks, data privacy class actions, securities regulation, antitrust, and cross-border discovery

Experience with knowledge management systems

ECL/GTC Required: No