Director, Assistant General Counsel

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Spartanburg, United States American Credit Acceptance Full time

Overview:

About American Credit Acceptance

A national leader in the auto finance industry, American Credit Acceptance (ACA) partners with car dealerships across the country to empower the emerging credit consumer to purchase reliable, affordable transportation. We are a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company that has delivered profitable growth while maintaining a strong culture of compliance and risk management since our inception in 2007.

About the Team

Our Legal Department provides guidance and support to the organization on a broad range of issues, including federal and state consumer protection laws, litigation, employment law, and transactional matters. The Assistant General Counsel will be responsible for building a new group within the Legal Department to provide legal services in the areas of consumer bankruptcy, replevin, impound, collections, and related matters.

Your Role

Reporting directly to ACAs General Counsel, the successful candidate in this role will:

  • Hire and develop a new team of professionals within the Legal Department who will provide legal services to support ACAs consumer bankruptcy, replevin, impound, collections, and related work, partnering with outside counsel as needed.
  • Oversee, manage and guide the day-to-day activity of this new group within the Legal Department.
  • Provide guidance to internal business partners on matters with significant impact on business initiatives, strategy, and performance, collaborating with and managing outside counsel as needed.
  • Provide direction on top priorities and allocate resources as needed across internal and external legal teams, understanding when and how to utilize outside counsel and other external resources.
  • Keep abreast of relevant changes in laws and regulations that may impact the company, proactively identifying potential legal risks, advising on mitigation plans, and providing oversight.

What You Bring

  • A strong background in consumer bankruptcy, replevin, impound, collections, and related matters. Experience with related consumer litigation is a plus.
  • The ability to build trusted relationships with business partners and understand the business, in order to provide guidance that is fact-based, data-driven, and analytically sound.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience leading a team of direct reports along with a coaching mentality to identify team strengths and to drive business results.
  • An eye for anticipating reactions and potential concerns, crafting presentation of information accordingly, and addressing through effective communication.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
  • Admitted to practice law in South Carolina or any other jurisdiction.
  • Minimum 10 years of consumer bankruptcy, replevin, and collection law experience, either law firm or in-house corporate.
  • At least 5 years of experience managing a team of lawyers and paraprofessionals.

EEO Statement

ACA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ACA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

You are not officially considered an applicant unless you have completed an employment application in ACAs online applicant tracking system, iCIMS.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days of work are Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Hours may vary or exceed 40 in any given week depending on the needs of the business.

This position is resident in ACAs Spartanburg, SC office. Must be able and willing to commute to office 5 days/week.

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