Associate General Counsel, Litigation
Core
Lead litigation strategy for a home equity investment platform and consumer finance products, managing outside counsel, budgets, and complex multi-jurisdictional matters.
Role type
Senior in-house Associate General Counsel (Litigation)
Builds
Defense of consumer financial services litigation, arbitration, and regulatory compliance
Domain
Consumer Finance / Legal
Required skills
Consumer finance litigation defense, class action defense, managing outside counsel, litigation budget management, responding to subpoenas/investigations, contract dispute resolution, regulatory compliance alignment, internal fact investigation, litigation risk assessment
Preferred skills
High-volume consumer claims, arbitration practice, mortgage servicing/foreclosure/bankruptcy litigation, large law firm defense experience, federal clerkship, legal AI tools
Technologies
Legal AI tools
Responsibilities
Manage assigned portfolio of consumer financial services litigation (lawsuits, arbitrations, class actions); Respond to and manage civil/regulatory subpoenas and investigations; Set litigation strategy for servicing, payments, credit reporting, title insurance, collections, and employment matters; Direct outside counsel and negotiate/manage litigation budgets; Organize pre-litigation intake and triage demand letters; Perform early case assessments for regulatory exposure and risk; Support arbitration strategy; Coordinate with compliance/business partners; Lead internal fact investigations; Provide litigation-risk input on contract terms; Track litigation outcomes and trends to identify risk patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC