Job DescriptionIn this Senior Litigation Counsel role, you will be part of a team that handles the company's global litigation and dispute matters and government investigations to protect and minimize risk to FIS. We are seeking an experienced litigation counsel who can strategically manage these matters, continuously improve our litigation strategies and operations, and proactively identify and mitigate risk throughout the company. Additionally, this function will also provide a focus on, and strategic support for the company's eDiscovery function. A background in technology, financial services or banking is a big plus for this job.
What you will be doing:- Manage complex docket of litigation, disputes, and investigations, including from various government agencies.
- Focus on and provide strategic support for the company's eDiscovery function.
- Take a business focused and hands-on approach to assigned matters including developing case strategy, conducting witness interviews, conducting discovery, drafting pleadings and motions, negotiating with opposing counsel, and drafting legal agreements.
- Consolidating investigations, collections activity, subpoenas, liens, levies, and garnishments within the company to drive efficiencies and align strategy.
- Provide practical, solution-oriented legal and strategic counsel to executives and colleagues on strategy, risk assessment, negotiations, and execution as it relates to other enterprise matters including mergers and acquisitions.
What you will need:- A law degree, such as a Juris Doctor or other comparable degree and admission to practice law in the appropriate jurisdiction.
- Eight (8) or more years of legal experience with a primary focus on litigation and government investigations in a corporate in-house or law firm environment.
- Experience with litigation, disputes, eDiscovery and investigations including from various government agencies, preferably as it relates to the financial services or financial technology industries.
- Experience with government agencies related to the company's banking and capital markets business lines including the US Federal Banking Agencies, Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Federal Trade Commission.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, subpoenas, liens and levies, and collection matters.
- Strong communication, research, writing, analytical, and negotiation skills.
- The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various issues.
- Experience advising clients in a complex, diversified, matrixed, global organization.
- Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced business environment and driving complex projects to completion.
- Experience or background in technology, software, banking, or financial services is a plus.
What we offer you:At FIS, we hire the best. In return, you receive exceptional benefits including:
• Opportunities to innovate in fintech
• Tools for personal and professional growth
• Inclusive and diverse work environment
• Resources to invest in your community
• Competitive salary and benefits
Sourcing ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.
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