Associate General Counsel, Litigation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a portfolio of litigation, arbitration, pre-litigation disputes, investigations, and other matters across various jurisdictions from initial evaluation to resolution.

• Collaborate with Legal leadership to devise litigation strategies and manage multiple external law firms.

• Set matter objectives, work plans, budgets, timelines, staffing expectations, and performance benchmarks.

• Facilitate coordination of assigned matters among outside counsel, internal legal experts, business stakeholders, executives, and other pertinent parties.

• Assess claims and potential liabilities, offering recommendations for litigation and settlement approaches.

• Deliver practical advice regarding legal, financial, operational, and reputational risks.

• Supervise pleadings, discovery and e-discovery, motion practice, witness and deposition preparation, expert strategy, hearings, trials, arbitrations, settlement discussions, and appeals.

• Manage budgets, invoices, expenditures, alternative fee arrangements, staffing efficiency, performance, and collaboration among several firms for outside counsel.

• Collaborate with Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, Marketing, People, IT/Security, and other teams to collect information, safeguard evidence, support litigation strategy, and tackle recurring litigation risks.

• Recognize emerging litigation trends and inform Legal leadership and business partners about exposure, mitigation possibilities, and pertinent developments.

• Create scalable litigation processes, legal holds, case reporting, outside-counsel guidelines, litigation metrics, playbooks, and other resources.

• Mentor, coach, and develop members of the Legal team.

• Contribute to broader Legal department objectives and offer practical legal guidance on high-priority or urgent matters.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school.

• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.

• Minimum of 6 years of legal practice experience post-law school.

• Extensive experience managing complex litigation and disputes.

• Significant litigation experience at a prestigious law firm is essential; candidates may currently be working in-house.

• Considerable experience overseeing outside litigation counsel and coordinating strategy among multiple external law firms.

• Strong understanding of federal and state civil litigation and arbitrations, including discovery, e-discovery, privilege, motion practice, settlement strategy, trials, and other essential litigation processes.

• Capability to independently assess complex legal and factual issues, evaluate risks, formulate litigation strategies, and provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

• Experience in managing litigation budgets and legal expenditures.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Strong judgment, organizational skills, and meticulous attention to detail.

• Proficient at managing multiple high-priority matters and competing deadlines.

• Experience in financial services, fintech, cryptocurrency, technology, or another highly regulated sector is required.

• Familiarity with consumer disputes, class actions, regulatory litigation, commercial disputes, securities issues, or other disputes relevant to a regulated financial services business is preferred.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (for salaried FTE roles).

• Mental wellness benefits.

• Complimentary 1:1 virtual consultations with a licensed mental wellness professional.

• Comprehensive competitive health benefits.

• Fully remote, cameras-on work culture.

• Reimbursements for work-from-home equipment available to new hires.

• Annual professional development budget.

• Complimentary 1:1 virtual sessions with a career coach.

• 401k plan with employer matching.