Assistant General Counsel, Enova
Litigation
$122-165k
AI-driven financial credit provider
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AI-driven financial credit provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$122-165k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help hardworking businesses and individuals get access to fast, trustworthy credit through its AI-driven credit solutions.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials, and active bar membership in good standing with at least one state; ability to practice in Illinois (licensed or under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 716)
- 6+ years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel
- Experience in consumer financial services or e-commerce is a plus; strong interest in developing deep industry knowledge is required
- Ability to analyze local, state, and federal laws and provide clear, concise guidance to business partners
- Strong judgment, critical thinking, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage litigation matters independently and drive favorable outcomes
- Ability to take ownership of work, manage competing priorities under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and handle a high-volume workload
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Adaptability and willingness to quickly develop new areas of expertise
- Experience litigating in multiple jurisdictions (state, federal, and arbitration) is a plus
What the job involves
- As an Assistant General Counsel, you will be responsible for supporting litigation enterprise-wide
- You are expected to have (or to develop) an in-depth understanding of the consumer and commercial finance laws and regulations that affect the company’s financial services businesses
- Manage individual, consolidated, and class action litigation, arbitration, and threatened claims involving the company’s businesses in areas that include general litigation, commercial and consumer disputes, labor and employment, bankruptcy, financial services and regulatory matters
- Conduct internal fact investigation to assess claims and recommend effective strategies to defense or prosecution
- Supervise, direct, and collaborate with outside counsel to develop and execute on effective enterprise and case-specific litigation strategies
- Oversee discovery and subpoenas, including working with business clients and outside counsel, as needed
- Advise business leaders on litigation strategy and dispute resolution, and collaborate with leaders to drive desired outcomes
- Track all assigned claims and litigation matters and monitor for trends and patterns; and
- Counsel business partners on legal and compliance risks and collaborate to find optimal business solutions while minimizing risk
Our take
Providing customers with quick access to credit is important for fintech companies to survive in today's financial landscape of open banking, but this is made difficult by high credit rejection rates from banks. However, these decisions are generally made by human assessments of data which are limited due to the complexity of the modern financial landscape. AI-driven solutions, able to analyse vast amounts of data almost instantly to derive accurate credit risk assessments, present room for improvement in the lending industry.
Enova provides a platform called Colossus that leverages AI and machine learning-enabled analytics to provide businesses and individuals with fast, reliable, and trustworthy credit. The company achieves this by partnering with banks and sharing its data analysis solutions, helping to identify opportunities for credit when they would otherwise be missed. There is definitely a market for its product: over 13M customers have funded almost $65B through the platform to date.
Enova has grown strongly in recent years based on the rapid uptake of its product. As the macroeconomic climate remains volatile, businesses will increasingly come to rely on Enova's AI-based solutions to help them manage credit risk and navigate an increasingly complex lending environment.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Our hybrid roles require in-office work Tuesday through Thursday, with remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. This schedule fosters collaboration, team connection, and strategic planning, enhancing communication and effectiveness to drive results
- Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits
- PTO & paid holidays off
- Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)
- Summer hours (for eligible roles)
- Paid parental leave
- DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)
- Employee recognition and rewards program
- Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day…Plus so much more!
- 401(k) matching plus a roth option
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
David Fisher
(CEO)Before joining Enova as CEO, they were the CEO of optionsXpress and CFO at Potbelly Sandwich Works, Prism Financial and RBC Mortgage.
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