Job Responsibilities:
- Managing actual and potential litigation and enforcement matters, including internal reviews and investigations related to such matters
- Advising on products and services, including contract negotiation and documentation
- Advising on offering and marketing documents and new business initiatives
- Managing dispute resolution
- Interpreting existing laws, rules, and regulations and advising on changes thereto
- Advising on advocacy in connection with contemplated and proposed laws, rules, and regulations
- Providing legal advice to the business and functions. Legal selects, engages, and manages outside counsel for the Firm on all matters in which outside counsel is engaged.
Required qualifications:
- At least 5 years of post-admission legal practicing experience
- JD degree. All candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment
- Knowledge of, and experience with, complex financial products and services
- Ability to assume significant independent responsibility immediately
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Outstanding organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously
- All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Ability to think strategically
- Ability to write well and communicate effectively to both legal and non-legal professionals, including senior executives of the Firm
- Ability to build and maintain good client and colleague relationships
All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.