Senior Counsel - Litigations & Investigations

NATIONAL COMMUNITY RENAISSANCE • Rancho Cucamonga, CA

7d • $150,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Counsel, Litigation & Investigations will support the Legal Department of National Community Renaissance of California and its affiliated entities (collectively, National CORE), with primary responsibility for managing litigation, claims, investigations and related discovery matters across the enterprise. Reporting initially to the Assistant General Counsel, the attorney will work closely with outside counsel and internal business teams to coordinate discovery, prepare witnesses, manage litigation deadlines and legal holds, investigate claims and disputes, and support the Company's response to litigation and regulatory or administrative investigations. The position is intended for an experienced litigation attorney capable of independently managing significant portions of the Company's litigation docket, with responsibilities expanding over time to include greater ownership of litigation strategy, investigations, outside-counsel management and related risk-management matters.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the California Bar.
• Approximately 5–8 years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful civil litigation experience at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency or combination thereof.
• Demonstrated experience managing discovery, document production, witness preparation and depositions.
• Experience conducting or supporting internal or external investigations and developing factual records.
• Ability to manage multiple active matters, deadlines and outside counsel simultaneously.
• Strong written and oral communication, judgment and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with real estate, landlord-tenant, fair housing, employment or other housing-related litigation is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned litigation, pre-litigation claims and investigations from initial intake through resolution, coordinating with the Assistant General Counsel, Risk Management, business leaders, insurers and outside counsel.
• Take primary responsibility for coordinating document preservation, collection and production; written discovery; identification and preparation of witnesses; and deposition preparation and support.
• Conduct and coordinate internal fact gathering, witness interviews and document review, and assist with responses to governmental, regulatory and administrative investigations.
• Serve as an internal point of contact for outside litigation counsel, coordinate factual and document support, monitor deadlines and case activity, and progressively assume greater responsibility for strategy, budgets and performance.
• Administer litigation holds, service-of-process and matter-management processes and maintain accurate reporting concerning litigation, claims and investigations.
• Work with Property Management, Asset Management, HR, Risk Management and other departments to identify litigation risk and provide practical legal guidance.
• Develop familiarity with fair-housing, reasonable-accommodation and landlord-tenant issues affecting the portfolio and provide support in these areas as experience develops.
• Assume increasing responsibility for independent case management, mediations, settlement analysis, regulatory matters and other Legal Department responsibilities as experience and organizational knowledge develop.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior