About the Role

Corebridge Financial is seeking an experienced Retirement Services, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets litigation attorney.  This role reports to the Assistant General Counsel and will have responsibility for managing a diverse docket of litigation matters for the Company’s domestic life and retirement companies.  This attorney will advise business partners and stakeholders regarding litigation risks and opportunities in the oversight and management of litigation and other legal disputes, including matters arising out of broker-dealer and investment advisor issues, group retirement products, life insurance, and structured products.  This position is based in Houston, TX and requires a commitment to travel regularly (up to 25%) and to working in our offices at least two days a week.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, tactical, and common-sense legal advice to business partners and various types of stakeholders and functional partners, up and down the leadership chain and across the organization. 
• Apprise relevant legal, functional, and business leaders on key, strategic developments across Retirement Services, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets matters.
• Assist in managing various internal and external reporting obligations, including financial, as may occur monthly, quarterly, annually and on an ad-hoc basis.
• Manage a broad docket of work including escalated customer and agent/advisor complaints, RFP support, FNRA matters and pre-litigation investigation.  
• Support the Chief Litigation Counsel and Assistant General Counsel in the management of complex and class action litigation matters, as well as strategic projects
• Utilize and help design data analytics reports to educate, inform, and advise legal and business leaders about the Retirement Services, Life Insurance, and Institutional Markets Litigation Dockets, and their management, outcomes, costs, savings, and income performance.

What you need to know

• Experience in the financial services/group retirement/institutional markets or life insurance industry is a plus.
• Flexible, diligent, creative, and independent team player who can accommodate shifting priorities and is committed to the overall success of the Litigation Team.
• Team member that leads with integrity and will support and contribute to Corebridge’s commitment to fostering a diverse, welcoming, inclusive and equitable work place.
• Excellent organizational skills and detailed oriented.
• Superior written and verbal communication and analytical skills enabling timely, proactive, and practical identification and communication of legal issues and risks.
• Excellent ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders, from senior executives to technologists, to identify issues, problem-solve and recommend solutions.
• A positive, energetic and team-oriented approach to working with colleagues & clients. 
• Juris Doctor; U.S. state bar admission; minimum of 7+ years of legal experience with a law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Preferred candidates will have worked at a large law firm or at a large financial services company in a litigation role.
• Experience with FINRA arbitrations is a plus.