Description:

Job Overview:

The individual selected for this role will enjoy the benefit of working for a well-established 100-year old Fortune 500 firm; but will also have the opportunity to be a key source of influence within the Firm by leveraging prior civil litigation skills and complex case experience to defend the Firm's interests and advise the Firm's key business stakeholders.

The role will allow the successful candidate to be a thought leader within the Firm, and will afford the opportunity to work on a diverse set of legal issues across the spectrum of complex and class action litigation, employment matters, and arbitration of customer and competitive industry matters.

The individual selected will be responsible for demonstrating strong initiative with measured results in the following areas:

Manage litigation pending in state and federal courts across the country, and before industry arbitration panels.
Develop and implement strategy around complex civil litigation and class actions.
Manage outside counsel in driving litigation strategy.
Create and/or improve existing internal litigation processes.
Formulate and execute effective strategies to reduce risk throughout the Firm by educating business partners about pending litigation matters.
Engage associates and leaders throughout the Firm to leverage their subject-matter expertise in rendering advice and directing litigation.

Ultimately, this self-starting individual will be responsible for managing a diverse litigation portfolio litigation; developing and implementing litigation strategy across a variety of matters; and partnering with Firm business leaders to provide advice and guidance around emerging and ongoing initiatives, and in response to a frequently-changing regulatory environment.

Skills/Requirements

The role requires an attorney with deep knowledge and experience with complex litigation and trial practice, with first or second chair trial or arbitration experience preferred.
It is crucial that the candidate is able to successfully partner with business stakeholders within the Firm to provide advice and build understanding around emerging and ongoing initiatives and in response to changing competitive and regulatory environments.
The successful candidate must demonstrate initiative and have the ability to innovate and add value in a dynamic litigation and regulatory environment while balancing competing time demands brought from managing a broad litigation portfolio.
Experience managing portfolios of litigation in a law firm or in-house environment.
Experience within the financial services industry, and knowledge of securities law, litigation, and FINRA arbitrations is preferred, but not required depending upon other relevant complex litigation accomplishments.
Familiarity with regulatory issues in the securities industry, including ones involving the SEC, FINRA, and state securities regulators will be particularly beneficial.
Demonstrated ability to independently analyze and resolve complex matters is required.
The ability to lead, delegate, and mentor with a desire to work well with others to achieve common goals is required.
The successful candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, and adaptable to changing priorities.
Sound judgment, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills are required.
The successful candidate must have the ability to be proactive and drive matters to conclusion.
The successful candidate must have the ability to think independently and strategically; and to execute tactically.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and decision-making ability are required.
Strong cross-function collaboration skills and ability to build legal understanding with business partners in order to achieve workable solutions is required.
Commitment to a high level of ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality is required.

Education and Experience:

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
License to practice law in Missouri, or a reciprocal state.
A minimum of ten years of progressive responsibility as a litigator in private practice, the public sector, or in an in-house counsel capacity.