Managing Partner

My client is a nation wide law firm. This role is on site in NYC

As they grow, they are seeking a Managing Partner to serve as the organization's senior-most legal architect and strategic risk authority. This executive will sit at the center of governance, regulatory posture, and long-term enterprise design. The mandate is not simply supervisory - it is transformational.

They are looking for someone who has helped build out a department, understands how to make training documents and implement change, someone who has built out processes and work flows, and understands consumer finance.

This leader will professionalize and future-proof the legal function, bringing structural rigor, disciplined risk calibration, and executive-level judgment to a platform navigating multi-jurisdictional oversight and evolving regulatory scrutiny.

The Opportunity

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  Act as principal legal strategist and trusted advisor to executive leadership and ownership

  
  


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  Shape enterprise-wide governance, ethics, and compliance architecture

  
  


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  Direct regulatory engagement strategy across state and federal frameworks

  
  


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  Oversee complex dispute, escalation, and formal proceeding strategy

  
  


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  Build, mentor, and elevate a sophisticated in-house legal team

  
  


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  Rationalize and manage external counsel relationships with institutional discipline

  
  


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  Embed scalable systems that align legal infrastructure with continued growth and operational velocity

  
  

The Profile

They are seeking a seasoned legal executive with:

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  10+ years of progressive leadership experience within regulated consumer financial services, specialty finance, or high-exposure litigation environments

  
  


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  Deep fluency in consumer protection statutes, administrative enforcement regimes, and supervisory examinations

  
  


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  Demonstrated credibility interfacing directly with regulators and oversight bodies

  
  


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  Experience leading legal teams across multi-state or national operational footprints

  
  


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  A reputation for steady judgment in high-stakes, reputationally sensitive matters

  
  

Leadership Attributes

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  Enterprise thinker with structural and operational sophistication

  
  


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  Decisive yet measured; capable of exercising authority with discretion

  
  


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  Systems-oriented, with the ability to institutionalize process without impeding commercial agility

  
  


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  Strategic partner who views legal infrastructure as a competitive differentiator

  
  

This is a rare opportunity for a legal leader who is as comfortable designing governance architecture as they are navigating regulatory nuance - and who seeks to shape the trajectory of a platform entering its next era of scale.