Associate General Counsel, Litigation

Overview

This role is part of the Legal team and reports to the General Counsel. The Associate General Counsel, Litigation will lead and manage the organization’s litigation and disputes portfolio, including complex commercial, consumer, regulatory, and other litigation matters as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of litigation, arbitration, pre-litigation disputes, investigations, and other matters across multiple jurisdictions, overseeing matters from initial assessment through resolution.
• Develop litigation strategy in partnership with Legal leadership and direct multiple external counsel firms, establishing matter objectives, work plans, budgets, timelines, staffing expectations, and performance standards.
• Serve as the primary in-house coordination point for assigned matters, ensuring consistent strategy and communication across outside counsel, internal legal specialists, business stakeholders, executives, and other relevant parties.
• Evaluate claims and potential exposure; recommend litigation and settlement strategies; and provide clear, commercially practical advice on legal, financial, operational, and reputational risk.
• Oversee key phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery and e-discovery, motion practice, witness and deposition preparation, expert strategy, hearings, trials, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, and appeals.
• Establish effective outside-counsel management practices, including matter budgeting, invoice and spend oversight, alternative fee arrangements where appropriate, staffing efficiency, performance evaluation, and coordination among multiple firms working on related matters.
• Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, Marketing, People, IT/Security, and other teams to gather information, preserve evidence, support litigation strategy, and address business practices that may create recurring litigation risk.
• Identify emerging litigation trends and proactively advise Legal leadership and business partners on potential exposure, mitigation opportunities, and developments that may affect the organization.
• Develop and maintain scalable litigation processes, including matter-management practices, legal holds, case reporting, outside-counsel guidelines, litigation metrics, playbooks, and other tools to improve consistency, efficiency, and visibility.
• Manage, coach, and develop Legal team member(s) as needed by setting clear expectations, providing ongoing feedback, supporting professional development, and prioritizing work effectively.
• Support broader Legal department priorities and provide practical legal guidance on high-priority or time-sensitive matters as business needs evolve.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• At least 6 years of post-law-school practicing legal experience, with substantial experience handling complex litigation and disputes.
• Meaningful litigation experience at an excellent law firm is required; candidates may currently be practicing in-house.
• Significant experience managing outside litigation counsel, including demonstrated ability to coordinate strategy and execution across multiple external law firms simultaneously.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state civil litigation and arbitrations, including discovery, e-discovery, privilege, motion practice, settlement strategy, trials, and other core litigation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to independently evaluate complex legal and factual issues, assess risk, establish litigation strategy, and provide concise recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing litigation budgets and legal spend, including evaluating outside-counsel staffing, scope, efficiency, and performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal issues into practical recommendations for legal and non-legal audiences.
• Strong judgment, organizational skills, and attention to detail, including the ability to manage multiple high-priority matters and competing deadlines.
• Experience within financial services, fintech, cryptocurrency, technology, or another highly regulated industry is required.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: The pay range for this role will vary and is dependent upon many factors, including transferable skill sets, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change.
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO (for salaried FTE roles).
• Well-Being: Mental wellness benefits; free 1:1 virtual visits with a licensed mental wellness professional; comprehensive competitive health benefits.
• Work Arrangement: Fully remote, cameras-on culture with work-from-home equipment reimbursements available to new hires.
• Professional & Financial Growth: Annual professional development budget; free 1:1 virtual visits with a career coach; 401k plan with employer match.

Location

Fully remote.