Litigation Manager (Enterprise Litigation)

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a talented Litigation Manager position on our Enterprise Litigation team in San Antonio, Texas.

As a dedicated Litigation Manager, you will lead and guide outside counsel in crafting litigation strategy on sophisticated cases. Collaborates and facilitates cross-functional teams in the strategy development and implementation of litigation solution. Guides the business on strategy in the pursuit of case resolution and offers business solutions to lead litigation risk.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based at our San Antonio, TX corporate location. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for managing legal cases considered high profile, high exposure, which may involve EC and/or BoD awareness and/or potential for significant enterprise impact.

• Participates in formulating, communicating, and briefing case strategy to internal legal team and/or business leaders.

• Prepares case evaluations and requests for settlement authority in cases with potential for significant enterprise impact.

• Research moderately complex to complex cases and integrates information. Forms responses and submits responses to legal and regulatory requests.

• Conducts case activities to include investigating case facts, creating a litigation plan, reviewing and revising pleadings, and representing USAA at mediations and trials.

• Reviews and analyzes files, policies, company documents, and witnesses to evaluate exposure, respond to discovery requests and aid outside and in house counsel in case strategy. Analyzes demographic or statistical data to mitigate risk.

• Participates in the legal discovery process including preparing materials for production, deposition preparation sessions and depositions, and assisting in identification and preparation of witnesses for depositions and trials.

• Creates Legal Hold documents and monitors the EDiscovery process to ensure USAA is compliant with State and Federal Rules.

• Identifies opportunities, synthesizes analyses, identifies root cause(s), and provides recommendations that influence litigation case solutions.

• Acts as a liaison with internal and external counsel, management, and other external parties. Applies proficient knowledge of litigation and its processes.

• Provides input and expertise on cases within a single CoSA and may assist on cases impacting multiple CoSAs.

• Under minimal attorney supervision, researches, forms responses, and submits to legal and regulatory requests.

• Provides insight on issues and process improvements.

• Serves as a resource to team members, others in General Counsel, and business clients.

• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum required) may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

• 4 years experience in litigation as a paralegal handling complex litigation or relevant work.

• Proficient knowledge of relevant statutes, case law and regulations in relevant discipline.

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office tools to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Proficient knowledge of relevant enterprise discipline (labor & employment, or P&C, Bank, etc).

What sets you apart:

• Four plus years of active participation in mediations, depositions, witness preparations, contested judicial hearings, and trials.

• Experience with multiple litigation areas (examples: First-party insurance bad faith arising out of property and auto claims, class actions, or other complex commercial litigation).

• Experience with e-Discovery and litigation holds.

• Experience with case strategy development and implementation of litigation solutions.

• US military experience with skills related to one of the following MOS’s: Navy (Legal