Senior Counsel, Litigation & Investigations Leader

Paycom; Rancho Cucamonga (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

National Community Renaissance of California (National CORE) seeks a Senior Counsel, Litigation & Investigations to lead and evolve the enterprise's litigation, claims and investigations program. The role coordinates discovery, witnesses, and regulatory responses while partnering with business teams and outside counsel.

Ideal candidates will have 5–8 years of civil litigation experience, strong written and oral communication, and a track record managing complex discovery and investigations.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active California Bar.
• 5–8 years of relevant legal experience with civil litigation.
• Experience managing discovery, document production, witnesses and depositions.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines with outside counsel.
• Experience with real estate, landlord-tenant, fair housing or housing litigation is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Litigation & Claims Management: Manage assigned litigation, pre-litigation claims and investigations from intake through resolution.
• Discovery & Deposition Management: Coordinate document preservation, collection, production; written discovery; witnesses; deposition prep.
• Investigations: Conduct internal fact gathering, witness interviews and document review; assist with regulatory investigations.
• Outside Counsel Management: Serve as internal contact for outside counsel; coordinate support; monitor deadlines; foster strategy & budgets.
• Litigation Holds & Matter Tracking: Administer holds; maintain reporting on litigation, claims, investigations.
• Risk & Business Counseling: Advise on litigation risk with departments across the company.
• Fair Housing / Landlord-Tenant Support: Develop familiarity and provide support as experience develops.

Skills

Litigation experience

Discovery management

Witness preparation

Investigations

Written & oral communication

Project management

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Active California Bar

Tools

Legal research tools

Job description

National Community Renaissance of California (National CORE) seeks a Senior Counsel, Litigation & Investigations to lead and evolve the enterprise's litigation, claims and investigations program. The role coordinates discovery, witnesses, and regulatory responses while partnering with business teams and outside counsel.

Ideal candidates will have 5–8 years of civil litigation experience, strong written and oral communication, and a track record managing complex discovery and investigations.