Associate General Counsel (Litigation)

Point; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited vacation

Professional development

Family leave benefits

Home office stipend

Job summary

Point is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel, Litigation to lead the company’s litigation strategy across the HEI platform and other consumer finance products. This is the senior-most litigation role in the legal department, reporting to the Deputy General Counsel with direct access to the General Counsel.

You will own Point’s litigation portfolio end-to-end, manage outside counsel and budgets, respond to subpoenas and investigations, and coordinate with compliance and business

Qualifications

• J.D. and active bar membership in a U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of consumer finance litigation experience.
• Experience directing outside counsel and managing budgets.
• Experience with class action defense preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own Point’s litigation portfolio end-to-end, including budgets and case strategy.
• Respond to civil and regulatory subpoenas and investigations.
• Coordinate with compliance and business partners on regulatory expectations.
• Lead internal investigations and prepare witnesses.
• Track outcomes and report to senior management.

Skills

Litigation management

Consumer finance litigation

Outside counsel management

Subpoena responses

Regulatory investigations

Education

J.D. degree

Bar admission (US)

Tools

Legal AI tools

Job description

• Point is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel to lead litigation strategy across the company’s home equity investment (HEI) platform and other consumer finance products
• This is the senior-most litigation position within Point’s legal department, reporting to the Deputy General Counsel with direct access to the General Counsel and senior leadership on high-priority matters
• The Associate General Counsel, Litigation will own Point’s litigation portfolio end-to-end: managing outside counsel and litigation budgets, setting case strategy, responding to civil and regulatory subpoenas and investigative demands, and coordinating with compliance and business partners to align litigation positions with regulatory expectations
• Manage an assigned portfolio of consumer financial services litigation, including lawsuits, arbitrations, and class actions
• Respond to and manage civil and regulatory subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and related inquiries, including and issuing and maintaining data holds to preserve relevant records. custodian coordination and rolling productions
• Set and adjust litigation strategy for matters involving servicing, payments, credit reporting, title insurance, collections, other consumer financial products, and employment matters
• Serve as Point’s primary point of contact for outside counsel, directing case strategy, negotiating and managing litigation budgets, and monitoring performance against internal expectations
• Organize the pre-litigation intake process, including triaging and responding to demand letters and pre-suit claims, and setting response posture in coordination with outside counsel
• Perform early case assessments to evaluate regulatory exposure, litigation risk, and potential precedent or downstream impact across the portfolio
• Support arbitration strategy, including motions to compel arbitration and enforcement of arbitration provisions
• Coordinate with compliance and business partners to align litigation positions with regulatory expectations and internal policies
• Lead internal fact investigations and prepare witnesses as needed to support litigation and regulatory matters
• Provide litigation-risk input on contract terms and dispute-resolution provisions
• Track litigation outcomes and trends across the docket (including matters involving other industry participants) to identify risk patterns and improvement opportunities, and report on litigation status, risk exposure, and legal spend to senior management

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Point provides platinum-rated plans for medical (Anthem Blue Cross or Kaiser Permanente), dental and vision (The Standard). We cover 99% of employee premiums and 75% of dependent premiums
• Generous Vacation: Take time for yourself and your family when you want - Point has an unlimited vacation policy
• Continued Learning: We encourage all team members to attend events hosted by our investors, external workshops and conferences. We believe in continuous improvement and want to support employees on their professional journeys
• Family Friendly: Point will top off state applicable PFL earnings, as well as two weeks of fully paid leave to be available after exhaustion of state PFL. In addition, employees will receive 4 weeks: s of fully paid transition time. For the first consecutive four weeks after returning to work following parental leave, and following exhaustion of all other paid leave benefits, the employee may work part-time, meaning two or three days per week, and will receive 100% of regular base pay
• Work From Home Stipends: With employees working remote, Point will provide employees a $50 monthly cell phone stipend and a $50 monthly internet stipend. In addition, we will reimburse up to $150 to help you purchase supplies for your home office.remote, Point will provide employees a $50 monthly cell phone stipend and a $50 monthly internet stipend. In addition, we will reimburse up to $150 to help you purchase supplies for your home office

The ideal candidate brings deep defense-side experience in consumer finance litigation, is comfortable managing a high-volume, fast-moving docket, and exercises sound judgment on complex, multi-jurisdictional mattersJ.D. and active bar membership in any U.S. jurisdiction (California preferred); must be eligible for in-house practice in your state of domicileExperience directing outside counsel and managing litigation budgets across a multi-matter portfolioDemonstrated ability to respond to and manage civil and regulatory subpoenas and investigations5+ years of litigation experience involving consumer finance (civil or criminal, state or federal), on the defense side; experience with class action defense strongly preferredFamiliarity with consumer protection and lending statutes (e.g., TILA/Regulation Z, HOEPA, FCRA, FDCPA, RESPA/Reg X, UDAAP and state UDAP laws) and financial services productsHigh-volume consumer claims, arbitration practice, and/or class actionsMortgage servicing, foreclosure, or bankruptcy-adjacent litigationFederal clerkshipLitigation defense at a large law firmLeveraging legal AI tools in a litigation environment