Legal Director

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume portfolio of commercial disputes and contract enforcement matters
• Lead pre-litigation strategy, negotiation, and settlement discussions with counterparties
• Drive end-to-end litigation strategy, including coordination with outside counsel when necessary
• Develop and execute recovery strategies to maximize collections and minimize loss severity
• Evaluate claims and defenses, and make go/no-go decisions on litigation vs. settlement
• Draft and refine demand letters, pleadings, and litigation strategy memos
• Oversee and control outside legal spend, including budgeting and performance management of external firms
• Assist with Regulatory Compliance operations including staff supervision, audit activities
• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify patterns of risk and repeat counterparty behavior

Additional Skills and Experience

• Experience with secured transactions, collateral recovery, or asset-backed lending
• Background in collections litigation or enforcement actions
• Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional litigation and judgment enforcement
• Familiarity with topical issues of relevant regulatory compliance (e.g. FCRA, FDCPA, privacy, etc.)

Benefits

• Full healthcare benefit package
• 401k Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Great work-life balance
• Bonus