Senior Litigation Counsel - Mortgage & Financial Services

Rate; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Rate is seeking a Senior Counsel, Litigation to join our in-house team in Chicago. You will pursue claims, handle negotiations, arbitration or litigation, and work with outside counsel when needed.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on litigation experience, prior experience in financial services or real estate, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to lead in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on litigation experience, including courtroom and arbitration experience.
• Experience litigating employment and restrictive covenant matters, commercial contracts, customer disputes, or unfair competition is strongly preferred.
• Prior financial services or real estate industry experience, especially with mortgage transactions and regulatory investigations, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Company in hearings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and settlement negotiations.
• Handle all aspects of discovery, including drafting and responding to discovery requests, collecting and reviewing documents, and taking depositions.
• Conduct legal research and draft memoranda, position statements, complaints, answers, briefs, motions and other filings.
• Draft and respond to cease and desist letters and demand letters.
• Negotiate and resolve pre-litigation disputes.
• Assess, manage and mitigate risk as needed.
• Conduct internal investigations as appropriate.
• Manage outside counsel for required expertise and more complex litigation matters.
• Flag and escalate appropriate matters to other subject matter experts in the legal department.

Skills

Litigation

Management experience

Negotiation

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Active IL Bar License

Job description

Rate is seeking a Senior Counsel, Litigation to join our in-house team in Chicago. You will pursue claims, handle negotiations, arbitration or litigation, and work with outside counsel when needed.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on litigation experience, prior experience in financial services or real estate, strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to lead in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.