À propos de ce poste Counsel, Litigation & Artificial Intelligence (AI) chez Dimensional Fund Advisors
Job Description:
Dimensional's Legal division is an in-house team of client-focused attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants who partner with internal and external teams to help provide legal expertise across business functions, legal systems, and jurisdictions.
This position requires subject matter expertise in litigation and the legal complexities surrounding artificial intelligence. Counsel will assist the Legal Department and the firm, including its non-U.S. offices, with day-to-day regulatory and litigation legal needs in the investment adviser and mutual fund area of law (including Federal and State as well as international securities law analysis and compliance). Additionally, the position will advise the company on legal and regulatory risks as they relate to the integration of AI systems.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee aspects of litigation related matters (respond to subpoenas, conduct document collections, review, and productions, prepare witnesses for depositions, review pleadings and briefs, etc.).
- Review and evaluate litigation, litigation opportunities, and litigation risk in various domestic and international jurisdictions.
- Work with and oversee outside counsel on a variety of legal matters, ensuring that standards for service delivery and cost are controlled efficiently.
- Work with client services and sales departments to respond to client and prospective client inquiries regarding litigation and regulatory inquiries.
- Contribute to the development of practical controls, policies, governance, and general practices for AI.
- Review, advise on, and manage legal and regulatory risks of proposed uses of AI and AI tools.
- Lead the development of a global approach to AI governance and responsible use.
- Advise on evolving AI regulation, including the EU AI Act and other AI statutes.
- Develop responses to AI-related inquiries from regulators, clients, and other third parties.
- Perform additional responsibilities in the Legal Department as requested.
Qualifications:
- Six plus years of practicing law with domestic and international securities or financial services litigation experience. Preferably with a top-tier law firm, with a regulator or in the legal department of a broker dealer and/or investment adviser.
- Experience with e-discovery.
- Experience using AI tools in a legal environment.
- Experience developing AI processes and policies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as an ability to communicate with non-lawyer business partners in a clear and understandable way.
- Detail oriented and organized.
- Able to work well in a team environment.
- Self-starter who can manage multiple time-sensitive projects involving different business and support groups on a cross-functional basis.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Experience with Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act, and/or cybersecurity laws considered a bonus, but not required.
- JD from a top law school.
- Member of Texas State Bar preferred; Member of a US State Bar required.
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