Description:

Job Overview:
Come join our amazing team of leaders, learners and world-class professionals. An American Business and Financial Software Company litigation team is a small, dynamic, high-performing team that is responsible for overseeing litigation, investigation matters involving government entities and regulators, responses to third-party requests for information, and a wide range of other matters. We champion An American Business and Financial Software Company priorities, role-model its values, and protect our Company, employees and customers. We're seeking an attorney with significant litigation experience to join our team as an Assistant General Counsel, Litigation. This role will report to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel who oversees the litigation team, which is part of the overall Legal team at An American Business and Financial Software Company. This position is global in scope and covers all An American Business and Financial Software Company products and services.

We believe diversity and inclusion among our teammates produces better results and is critical to our success as a global company. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

This role is hybrid with on-site expectations of 3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

Managing and resolving a wide range of lawsuits and pre-litigation disputes to achieve good business and legal results and facilitate smart risk-taking
Driving responses to investigation matters and inquiries involving regulators and other government entities
Developing all aspects of strategy for managing and resolving cases and investigations
Conducting internal investigations and fact development, including working with witnesses
Working in close partnership with colleagues in the Legal Department and business partners across the company, to achieve good business and legal results and facilitate smart risk-taking
Helping manage An American Business and Financial Software Company responses to third-party requests for information, complying with the law and passionately protecting the data of our Company, employees and customers
Managing in-house legal support staff
Supervising outside counsel and legal service providers, managing budgets and supporting litigation and investigations reporting
Drafting policies and internal procedures, and conducting training to educate business partners; adding rigor to all aspects of internal processes and champion data-driven decisions

Qualifications:

JD in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar and the ability to practice law in your local jurisdiction
15+ combined years of experience in enforcement and investigations with a top-tier law firm, government office (e.g., U.S. Attorney's office, state Attorney General's office, FTC, SEC, etc.), AND in-house legal department (in-house experience is required)
Prior experience managing direct reports is required
A good litigator's mindset: goes the extra mile to get the job done right and sees opportunities in everything to deliver awesome results; understands that the details are critical and the stakes can be high; takes lots of pride in the work; identifies issues proactively and develops solutions; loves to win
A good business partner's mindset: comfort and skill at balancing risk and opportunity; thinks creatively and enables the business to make smart decisions
Curious and continuous learner: enjoys jumping into new problems and learning new things; asks "why" and "how can we improve;” quickly understands the facts; develops long-term knowledge and deep expertise
Team-player: thrives in a team environment and setting up teammates for success; good at building relationships across the company; shows empathy for our customers, colleagues and other stakeholders; open to feedback and collaboration; comfortable in the driver's seat or working as a contributor on a larger team
Ability to independently and successfully manage significant case load and big cross-company projects for multiple internal stakeholders with competing deadlines
Very organized; an ability and interest in prioritizing the most critical work and finding ways to scale; understands the importance of process and rigor; innovates where appropriate to improve processes
High level of enthusiasm and a positive attitude
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to interact with business professionals at different levels
Integrity without compromise; accountability for and commitment to their work; and a drive to build and maintain good connections with their teammates and colleagues across the business
Ability to produce clear and succinct written legal analysis and business communications, and counsel and manage clients, including senior management
Ability to effectively frame issues to drive strategic thinking and execution
Comfortable and adept at balancing risk and opportunity, and thinking creatively to enable the business to make smart decisions
Good judgment