Assistant Counsel - Litigation

Overview

TKC Holdings, Inc.—comprised of Trinity Services Group, Keefe Group, and Courtesy Products - is a mid market respected leader in the corrections and hospitality industries for more than 40 years. With thousands of team members across the country, we continue a tradition of innovation, integrity, and success. TKC is committed to delivering excellent products and services, exceeding customer expectations, and empowering the career development of every team member.

We are proud to be a military and veteran-friendly employer.

About This Position

The TKC Legal Affairs Department is a team that works closely with the TKC lines of business and currently includes 5 attorneys, a paralegal, and a legal assistant. TKC Holdings Inc. is a privately held holding company which owns Keefe Group, LLC and affiliate companies Trinity Services Group, Inc. and Courtesy Products, LLC. Trinity, Keefe and Courtesy have over 5,000 employees nationwide and revenues are expected to be near $2 billion for the calendar year 2026.

TKC Holdings, Inc. has an immediate opening for an Assistant Counsel. The successful candidate will be a seasoned litigator who will become a member of the Legal Affairs Department, providing legal advice and counsel to various corporate constituencies across TKC and its companies including Keefe Group, LLC, Trinity Services Group, Inc. and Courtesy Products, LLC’s various businesses in the correctional supply and hotel supply markets. A major responsibility of the position is to ensure the competent and timely provision of legal services across a board range of activity, with a focus on litigation (direct litigation of our 1983 inmate litigation case load, and not just management of outside counsel). This is an ideal position for someone who enjoys litigation, but with the benefits of having an in-house department. While the primary focus will be litigation, the Assistant Counsel will have the opportunity to work on a broader range of projects.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Managing and assisting internal clients in addressing all legal issues pertaining to various litigation, contract, and regulatory matters in a manner consistent with the company’s business philosophy and strategy, and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Direct management and work-up of Trinity, Keefe, and Courtesy’s litigation portfolio which includes inmate litigation (1983 actions), general commercial litigation, employment litigation and product liability litigation, including drafting of pleadings, conducting discovery, motion practices, first-chair trial responsibilities, appellate practice, and the utilization and management of outside counsel where appropriate.
  • Assist the Chief Legal Officer in achieving cost-containment of the litigation portfolio
• Responding to pre-suit or not-in-suit matters including subpoenas, consumer complaints, and governmental inquiries.
• Providing management and operating personnel timely and accurate interpretations of various cases, laws and regulations affecting Trinity, Keefe and Courtesy’s businesses and keeping them apprised of the types of action that require legal consideration, potential risk exposure, and regulatory/compliance action.
• Providing ongoing strategic planning, guidance and consultation regarding potential and actual disputes.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• A juris doctorate from an accredited, recognized law school is required.
• The ideal candidate will possess a proven record of professional excellence and achievement with at least five (5) years of legal experience in a recognized law firm or in a corporate law department.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and oral and written legal and business communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail and process, including excellent litigation skills.
• Effective team player.
• High level of professional integrity and uncompromising ethical standards.
• Must be a member of a state bar in good standing.

Benefits

TKC Holdings, Inc. offers comprehensive benefits to all regular-full time employees:

• Medical w/prescription coverage
  • Benefit Credit received when enrolled in a TKC medical plan, to help offset your benefit costs. Benefit Credit of $750 annually, will be divided evenly among your paychecks throughout the Plan Year.
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary benefits that can be selected to create the right package for you

TKC also understands the importance of work life balance and planning for the future. To help with both of these, employees are eligible for paid time off and a Company Match for the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.We now also offer DailyPay providing you immediate access to earned wages.

EEO Statement

Equal Employment Employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

We maintain a drug-free workplace.

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