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Job Description

Fidelity Investments is looking to hire a VP, AGC responsible for managing a large team of dedicated and experienced contract attorneys who support Fidelity in litigation, arbitration, regulatory investigations, employment matters, internal investigations, and business risk assessments. This position will report to Fidelity’s Head of Litigation and will be responsible for day-to-day management of the contract attorney team, including staffing new matters and escalations on existing matters. This position is expected to enhance protocols, best practices, templates, and reporting. This position must work closely with the Head of Litigation and the in-house Litigation team, partner with the in-house attorneys with subject matter expertise supporting Fidelity’s lines of business, work seamlessly with other litigation group support functions (e.g., Discovery and Paralegal teams), and collaborate with other support functions across Fidelity (including Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, Communications, Investigations, etc.).

The Purpose of Your Role

As an attorney people manager:onboards new attorneystriages and manages work intake and alignment of work assignments to experience, qualifications, and interestreviews workload and work distributionmonitors work product to ensure standardization, consistency, alignment with best practices, quality control and closureday-to-day management (e.g., check-ins, professional development)oversees training, adherence to Fidelity’s policies, workstation application access and data securityconducts performance reviews Relationship manager between the team and other teams within Legal that the attorneys are a service provider to.Develops and champions best practices that leverage strategic thinking, improving efficiency, and standardization of service delivery.Change agent and leader for litigation tool and process evolution.Trusted partner to the business as it navigates the compliance with an ever-evolving regulatory landscape and other internal business priorities and projects.Works to enhance various reporting of matters to multiple stakeholders including the General Counsel and his direct reports, business leaders, finance, and other support functions

The Expertise And Skills You Bring

Law degree requiredLaw firm litigation experienceIn-house or government experience strongly preferred Managerial and leadership experience (apart from managing attorneys on specific cases)High emotional intelligenceChange agent and problem solverTeam player, positive attitude, and willing to embrace consensus building of stakeholdersAbility to understand business unit functions and engage Fidelity personnel in a productive and collaborative wayAbility to communicate clearly and effectively (in writing and orally)Comfortable making judgments in multiple legal areas outside of expertise, and escalating as necessaryAbility to function at a high level in a dynamic and challenging work environment, including managing many different matters and triaging new matters on a near daily basis

How Your Work Impacts The Organization

This team and its leader play an essential role in responding to litigation, regulatory inquiries, and supporting Fidelity’s business units.

At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling 'Dynamic Working'. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, all business days, every other week. Legal associates are expected to come into a Fidelity work location on off-weeks as needed for specific matters. These requirements are subject to change.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.