Managing Legal Counsel - Litigation

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Join our team as a Managing Legal Counsel – Litigation and play a pivotal role in the future of T. Rowe Price, all while developing your expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment. This is an opportunity to join a Global Corporate Legal team, as the lead attorney managing all Litigation matters impacting T. Rowe Price.  You will lead a team who handle our litigation docket, advise the business on responses and courses of action, and provide counsel on new legal developments, especially as they impact our asset management business. This team works with a variety of business, compliance, risk, and legal associates across the globe dealing with novel legal and regulatory issues, helping to incorporate privacy and data protection into everything we do in service of the T. Rowe Price mission.

Summary Provides specialized, expert legal counsel to multiple businesses or functional areas. Often seen as a legal practice area expert, advising business or functional area leaders on legally sound courses of action in the resolution of business problems. Has a breadth of expertise across multiple key legal issues that are strategically relevant to assigned businesses or functional areas. Viewed as a trusted internal resource capable of using knowledge of the organization's businesses, products, services, and/or strategies to articulate and advance complex legal positions. Contributes to establishing the organization's professional standards in areas of expertise. Responsible for assigned matters, and may assign work to less experienced attorneys or other legal staff.

Lead the Company's global litigation and dispute resolution function, overseeing all litigation, arbitration, mediation, regulatory investigations, subpoena responses, and other contentious matters involving T. Rowe Price, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and sponsored investment products. Develop and execute litigation strategies in partnership with business leaders and outside counsel, balancing legal, financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational considerations. Advise senior management and business stakeholders regarding litigation exposures, emerging legal risks, settlement opportunities, and dispute avoidance strategies. Direct all aspects of outside counsel management, including selection, retention, performance oversight, budgeting, staffing, and evaluation of legal service providers. Manage responses to subpoenas, regulatory examinations, investigations, inquiries, and enforcement matters involving regulators such as the SEC, FINRA, Department of Labor, state regulators, and foreign regulatory authorities. Partner with business, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Technology, Human Resources, and other control functions to investigate issues, preserve evidence, respond to discovery obligations, and implement corrective actions where appropriate.