Managing Legal Counsel - Litigation (Asset Management)

Location: Owings Mills, Maryland, United States; hybrid work with up to one day per week from home. Offices are located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Base salary: $174,000–$297,000 annually for Maryland. Other listed ranges are $191,000–$327,000 for Washington, D.C., and $218,000–$350,000 for New York and California.

Company

Global asset management organization providing equity, fixed-income, and multi-asset investment solutions to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors.

What you will do

• Lead the global litigation and dispute resolution function, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, regulatory investigations, subpoena responses, and enforcement matters.
• Develop litigation strategies with business leaders and outside counsel while balancing legal, financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
• Advise senior management, business stakeholders, management committees, and the Board on litigation exposure, legal developments, settlements, and risk assessments.
• Manage outside counsel relationships, including selection, retention, performance, staffing, budgeting, and evaluation.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Technology, Human Resources, and other functions on investigations, evidence preservation, discovery, and corrective actions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop attorneys and legal professionals while establishing litigation management standards, reporting protocols, reserves, budgets, and performance metrics.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar and ability to become admitted in Maryland.
• 10+ years of litigation experience, including complex commercial litigation, regulatory investigations, or enforcement matters.
• Experience managing outside counsel and litigation budgets.
• Strong strategic judgment, written advocacy, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to influence senior executives and work effectively in a highly regulated environment.

Nice to have

• Experience advising asset managers, investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, insurers, or other regulated financial institutions.
• Experience with SEC, FINRA, Department of Labor, state attorney general, or other regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.
• Familiarity with securities laws, the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act, ERISA, and fiduciary-duty litigation.
• Experience leading internal investigations, government subpoena responses, complex e-discovery, and large-scale document productions.
• Experience managing high-value commercial disputes, class actions, securities litigation, or regulatory enforcement matters.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Hybrid work schedule with up to one day per week from home.
• Annual bonus eligibility and a retirement plan.
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy.
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering.
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits.