VP, Corporate Litigation & Discovery - Legal

If you're passionate about being part of a diverse organization that enables a Fortune 100 company to deliver innovative business solutions with excellence, then Nationwide's Legal team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

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Job Description SummaryWould you thrive in an environment where you can deliver top-quality legal services to support the mission of a Fortune 100 insurance company? If you enjoy having a diverse workload, are adaptable, highly skilled and bring a collaborative approach to complex and important legal work, we want to know more about you!

As Vice President, you'll build and provide strategic oversight for teams leading all aspects of litigation for Nationwide businesses. In addition, you'll lead the Discovery Management Unit. This unit advises the Office Records Management Compliance function on record retention policies, projects, and governance. Providing oversight to legal holds governance and e-discovery support for corporate third-party subpoena response, the entire corporate litigation portfolio, regulatory and internal investigations are also critical responsibilities.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Provides strategic oversight and people leadership for the corporate litigation teams supporting all business segments.

Provides leadership to commercial litigation and class actions.

Monitor industry trends, participate in litigation and defense counsel professional organizations/trade groups, and to develop key metrics that help the company to understand and mitigate against emerging areas of risk.

Leads teams that run, direct, and evaluate litigation matters across a broad spectrum of businesses. Oversight includes management of departmental and litigation budgets and expenses, selection and management of outside counsel, alignment of strategy for litigation with business goals, development of standard methodologies for business operations, complex recoveries, dispute resolution and litigation avoidance for the enterprise.

Delivers strategic oversight of the Discovery Management Unit, which partners with matter-responsible attorneys and compliance professionals to develop and deliver corporate discovery strategy and response.

Supports funding and structural improvements and capabilities across all elements of e-discovery. This includes identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, and production, along with responsibility for e-discovery innovation projects and vendor selection and management.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to SVP, Corporate Operations and Litigation.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.

License/Certification/Designation: Associates reporting within Nationwide’s Office of the Chief Legal Officer (OCLO) who are functioning in attorney roles must be fully licensed in accordance with OCLO policy, in good standing and in compliance with all continuing legal education requirements at all times in the state(s) in which they practice.

Experience: Minimum of 15 years of complex litigation management experience, including deep understanding of relevant evidentiary and procedural rules and motion practice, some appellate practice preferred; experience advising business leaders on litigation strategy and associated risks, including implications to financial and reputational risks; comprehensive understanding and oversight of e-discovery process and related vendors/technologies; experience on financial reporting relating to litigation preferred. Actual trial experience and experience handling litigation for insurance and financial services industry is preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Experience working on corporate matters with senior executives and C-suite. Strong business and financial acuity. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience analyzing and communicating business and financial impact across the litigation portfolio for senior executives and board. Ability to collaborate, lead and influence across teams. Ability to build organizational talent. Crises management and dispute resolution leadership capability. Experience engaging national partnerships for the benefit of company and industry.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, proficiencies and experience may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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