Associate General Counsel

12 Minutes ago • 3 Years +
Legal

Job Description

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) advises company management on a full range of legal and regulatory issues. This role involves managing federal and state civil litigation, conducting internal investigations, and responding to regulatory inquiries. The Associate General Counsel will collaborate with diverse business units globally, provide legal advice, manage discovery, and assist in preparing for court appearances and presentations to regulators. The position requires a minimum of three years of relevant experience and a J.D. or LLM degree.
Good To Have:
  • Ability to develop subject matter expertise on a diverse range of legal issues
  • Ability to advise on applicable standards for risk mitigation and global legal developments
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of project teams
  • Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced business culture
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
  • A high level of professionalism, outstanding judgment, and uncompromising integrity
Must Have:
  • Manage federal and state civil litigation
  • Conduct internal investigations
  • Respond to regulatory inquiries by federal financial regulators
  • Collaborate with diverse business units globally and drive cohesive global litigation strategy
  • Provide legal advice in connection with threatened or actual litigation or regulatory investigations
  • Draft and respond to demand letters
  • Select and supervise outside counsel and expert witnesses
  • Manage discovery in civil litigation
  • Prepare and make presentations to regulators and policymakers
  • Manage responses to inquiries, document requests, and subpoenas from regulatory agencies
  • Participate in mediations and settlement negotiations
  • Supervise the implementation of settlement agreements
  • Brief directors and senior management on actual or threatened litigation and regulatory investigations
  • Advise senior management on developments in the law that may impact their business
Perks:
  • 401(k) program with 6% employer match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program with 15% discount
  • Student loan repayment program up to $10k
  • Company paid life and disability plans
  • Generous paid time off
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Health spending account with employer contribution
  • Paid flex days to support mental wellbeing
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Hybrid home/office schedule
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility benefits
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Company gift matching program
  • Employee resource groups
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Robust job skills training
  • Professional development opportunities

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The Office of General Counsel (OGC) is the company’s legal department. It advises company management on a full range of legal and regulatory issues.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

  • Substantive expertise in the management of federal and state civil litigation
  • Conducting internal investigations; and
  • Conducting or responding to regulatory inquiries by federal financial regulators
  • Ability to develop subject matter expertise on a diverse range of legal issues confronting a multinational financial technology company.
  • Ability to advise on applicable standards with respect to best practices in risk mitigation, tracking global legal developments, and recommending and helping implement changes to address emerging risks.
  • Experience working with cross-border and multijurisdictional issues in a global setting.
  • Background working on regulatory matters in the financial industry.
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of project teams.
  • Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced business culture.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
  • A high level of professionalism, outstanding judgment, and uncompromising integrity.

Typical duties would include:

  • Collaborate with diverse business units globally and define and drive cohesive global litigation strategy.
  • Providing legal advice in connection with threatened or actual litigation or regulatory investigations.
  • Drafting and responding to demand letters.
  • Selecting and supervising outside counsel and expert witnesses.
  • Drafting pleadings and/or providing substantive comments on pleadings prepared by outside counsel.
  • Managing discovery in civil litigation, including managing document holds, producing documents and data, drafting responses to interrogatories, and preparing witnesses to testify at depositions or in court.
  • Assisting in the preparation of outside counsel prior to oral arguments and other court appearances, and occasionally appearing on behalf of Nasdaq in certain proceedings.
  • Preparing and making presentations to regulators and policymakers.
  • Conducting and/or supporting internal investigations and interviews of Nasdaq employees.
  • Managing responses to inquiries, document requests, and subpoenas from regulatory agencies, including negotiating with the agency to limit the scope of a request and retrieving and reviewing responsive documents and data.
  • Preparing responses to non-party civil subpoenas.
  • Participating in mediations and settlement negotiations and drafting and commenting on settlement agreements.
  • Supervising the implementation of settlement agreements.
  • Assisting corporate risk personnel with managing claims for insurance coverage related to litigation.
  • Conducting law firm requests for proposals and reviewing outside counsel invoices for the purpose of ensuring accuracy and cost control.
  • Briefing directors and senior management on actual or threatened litigation and regulatory investigations.
  • Advising senior management on developments in the law that may impact their business.

Required:

  • Three years’ minimum of relevant experience at a top-tier law firm, global financial or technology corporation, or government agency.
  • A J.D. or LLM degree from a top-ranked U.S. law school or foreign equivalent, and admission and good standing with one or more US state bars.

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