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In close coordination with Attorneys in the Discover Legal Department, this role applies knowledge of a variety of legal concepts to support the legal department and businesses on a variety of legal and regulatory matters. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

Responsibilities

• Exercises prudent discretion and decision-making capabilities to complete projects and enhance programs and processes relevant to assigned SME. Communicates effectively with colleagues, clients, management, third parties, and counter-parties as necessary to provide information and/or make decisions relevant to role's SME requirements. Ensures efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices, by adhering to required standards and process. Collaborates with clients and colleagues to achieve quality excellence.
• Conduct internal investigations to identify relevant factual information necessary to inform the company's decision-making with respect to appropriate strategies for disposition of pending and threatened litigation. Conduct root cause analysis to identify, mitigate, and where possible, eliminate existing and potential litigation, compliance, and operational risks to the company. Work collaboratively with in-house litigation attorneys, coverage attorneys, and business unit officers, directors and staff to identify and implement risk mitigation strategies, as well as foster efficiencies in litigation handling. Draft and prepare reports, analyses, internal memoranda, settlement agreements, and external correspondence. Responsible for entering and maintaining matter information in Legal Tracker (matter management system), including investigation data, matter status, and key data metrics, and uploading pleadings and other relevant documents.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

• Associate's Degree in Law, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in an in-house legal department or law firm, or related
• In lieu of a degree, 4+ years of experience in an in-house legal department or law firm, or related

Preferred Qualifications

If we had our say, we’d also look for:

• 1+ year of experience in financial services, or related field
• Excellent communication skills- verbal and written
• Self-starter/Ability to work independently
• Paralegal certificate

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $31.73 to $44.23. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• 401(k) Plan
• Recognition Program
• Education Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Family Support Programs
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D
• Commuter Benefits

Learn more at MyDiscoverBenefits.com.

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