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About the role
- Vice President, Litigation providing legal counsel and managing litigation functions at FINRA. Leading complex litigation strategies and mentoring legal teams in a hybrid environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership of OGC Litigation office.
- Lead significant litigation matters and represent FINRA directly in complex judicial proceedings.
- Provide strategic pre-litigation counseling to FINRA management.
- Oversee and manage outside counsel on major litigation matters, ensuring cost-effectiveness and strategic alignment.
- Review and approve legal pleadings filed on behalf of FINRA in external litigation matters prepared by staff attorneys or outside counsel.
- Oversee responses to subpoenas and information requests from external parties.
- Monitor outside counsel expenditures and provide recommendations to optimize litigation budget and resource allocation.
- Prepare litigation reports for FINRA’s Board of Governors.
- Report claims and litigation developments to internal and external parties as needed.
- Lead settlement negotiations for matters with significant financial or reputational implications.
- Monitor the external legal environment to identify trends, regulatory developments, and emerging litigation risks that may impact the organization.
Requirements
- A law degree and appropriately licensed to practice law in all applicable jurisdictions based on the relevant licensing requirements.
- Minimum of ten years of high-quality practice experience as a litigation attorney, with substantial experience in complex litigation.
- Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing legal teams and multiple concurrent priorities.
- Substantial depth and scope of knowledge with respect to securities regulation, litigation, and the laws and procedural rules of the federal and state courts.
- Knowledge of law regarding self-regulatory organizations preferred.
- Substantial experience managing outside counsel and significant litigation budgets.
- Expert-level written and oral communication skills, including ability to present complex legal issues to senior management and department leadership.
- Experience providing strategic counsel and legal advice to senior executives.
- Advanced analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated sound judgment in sensitive situations requiring discretion and independent decision-making.
Benefits
- comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- basic life insurance
- accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- supplemental life insurance
- spouse/domestic partner and dependent life insurance
- short- and long-term disability insurance
- long-term care insurance
- business travel accident insurance
- tuition reimbursement
- commuter benefits
- adoption assistance
- backup family care
- surrogacy benefits
- employee assistance programs
- wellness programs
- generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days
- two volunteer service days
- military leave
- jury duty leave
- bereavement leave
- voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections
- childbirth and parental leave
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