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Managing Director, Litigation Finance Investments

Confidential Feb 14,2020 Aug 27,2018 Location Tampa FL
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In-House

Attorney

Litigation

Litigation - Whistleblower - CFTC

Min 10 yrs required

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Title                  Managing Director, Litigation Finance Investments

Location          Tampa

Reports to       Chief Executive Officer / Founder

 

Job Summary

Experienced commercial litigator to lead all efforts in evaluating potential commercial litigation investments and monitoring existing investments.

Commercial litigation finance is an exciting, rapidly growing new industry that combines commercial litigation judgment and experience with private equity and finance investment skills.

The company is a private equity sponsor that will soon launch a new fund making investments in meritorious commercial litigation claims. The name and other identifying information of the fund are not yet public. The Fund will be based in Tampa and will focus on geographic markets and types of funding requests that sponsorship believes are under-served by existing capital providers in the market.

The company seeks to add the first member of its team to lead all efforts underwriting and managing legal investments. The position will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer / Founder.

 

Summary of Essential Job Functions

This candidate must have at least 10 years of experience litigating in multi-­million dollar commercial litigation and arbitration, preferably including first-chair trial experience and successful evaluation of contingent or other alternative fee arrangements.

The ideal candidate will have worked on all aspects of a case in the litigation cycle, including case analysis, dispositive motion practice, fact and expert discovery, settlement negotiations and trial. The ideal candidate may also have in-­?house experience managing a book of litigation.

The candidate must have exceptional research, writing and case management skills and experience with analyzing financial statements and business transactions. The candidate must have the ability to lead a small internal team and work collaboratively with clients and their counsel.

Litigation skills are necessary for underwriting and investment management, but the position involves the evaluation and monitoring of litigation. It is not a litigation role.

 

Minimum Requirements

  • 10+ years of appropriate professional experience, including experience in a high-quality firm, in-house, or in the judiciary
  • Top-20 law school degree
  • Leadership skills managing a legal team
  • Demonstrated compatibility with company values of Customer Service, Excellence, Integrity, and Entrepreneurship
  • Enthusiasm for business and finance

Preferred Attributes

  • Federal Clerkship experience
  • Mix of litigation practice and in-house or other business employment

Other Requirements

  • Ability to multitask, and to "switch gears" quickly
  • Team player who is collaborative and resourceful
  • Comfortable dealing with all levels of personnel
  • Relationships with high-quality lawyers specializing in diverse jurisdictions and areas of law who can assist in the evaluation of cases
  • Solution-­?oriented and client-­?oriented thinker
  • Excellent communication skills with people of all different backgrounds

 

The fund is a startup that, even when firmly established, will continue to operate like a startup. Thus, the company requires   creative,   innovative,   fast-­?moving   and   flexible   people   who   do   not   need   the infrastructure of a large firm or company to succeed.

Compensation & Benefits

Flexible with a preference toward lower current compensation with significant equity upside. The fund maintains a medical plan for employees and their families.

Company info

Company Profile

The company is a private equity sponsor that will soon launch a new fund making investments in meritorious commercial litigation claims. The name and other identifying information of the fund are not yet public. The Fund will be based in Tampa and will focus on geographic markets and types of funding requests that sponsorship believes are under-served by existing capital providers in the market. Commercial litigation finance is an exciting, rapidly growing new industry that combines commercial litigation judgment and experience with private equity and finance investment skills.