Senior Associate Counsel, Global Litigation & Competition
About The Position
As Sr. Associate Counsel, you will be responsible for managing and supporting a diverse range of litigation and pre-litigation matters, as well as providing day-to-day legal advice to a variety of business units within the company. Litigation matters are likely to include class action lawsuits, breach of contract and other business disputes, and responding to third-party subpoenas and government requests. This role will report into Visa’s Global Litigation & Competition team. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Requirements
- 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
- Required education: JD from ABA accredited law school and admitted to relevant state bar
Nice To Haves
- 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
- Preferred years’ experience: 4-6 years full-time employment in top-tier law firm or in-house environment
- Experience in all phases of litigation; experience with complex litigation, class actions, antitrust/competition law, IP litigation, and e-discovery preferred
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and writing skills
- Demonstrates leadership skills and strategic focus
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build strong working relationships at all levels of management and work on cross-functional teams
- Able to perform both independently and in a team environment
Responsibilities
- Developing case strategy in partnership with business units and driving resolution of litigation disputes
- Managing outside counsel
- Reviewing and approving pleadings and motions, and attending court hearings and depositions
- Coordinating discovery, including collection and production of materials
- Providing legal advice to business functions on a wide variety of pre-litigation issues arising from business-as-usual activities
- Keeping Visa management and business units apprised of litigation developments and strategy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
