At Epiq, your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You’ll join a values‑driven community where integrity guides decisions, relentless service sets the bar, and we thrive on big challenges together. We invest in your growth with enterprise‑wide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that’s recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI, you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career and see your impact at scale.
Job Description:
Position Summary
The Vice President, Deputy General Counsel is a senior leader within the Legal Department, responsible for directing the day-to-day operations of the function and ensuring the effective delivery of legal services across Epiq’s global business. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, this role serves as the Legal Department’s primary operational leader, with a strong focus on department leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation oversight.
The Deputy General Counsel plays a critical role in driving execution, managing risk, and enabling business growth through practical, business-aligned legal guidance. This position also contributes to key legal domains including commercial contracting, technology transactions, data governance, artificial intelligence initiatives, intellectual property, and enterprise risk.
This role requires a hands-on leader who can manage complex legal matters, oversee high-impact corporate transactions and disputes, and build a high-performing, scalable legal function.
Key Responsibilities
Primary Focus Areas
Lead the day-to-day operations of the Legal Department, ensuring efficient, consistent, and business-aligned service delivery across the organization.
Serve as the primary operational leader for the Legal function, driving execution, prioritization, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
Oversee mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, and other corporate transactions, including due diligence, negotiation, execution, and integration support.
Provide leadership and oversight for litigation, claims, investigations, and dispute management, including strategy, risk assessment, and management of outside counsel.
Establish and enhance legal processes, governance frameworks, and operating models to improve efficiency, scalability, and risk management.
Secondary Focus Areas
Provide oversight of commercial contracting and technology transactions, including software licensing, SaaS, cloud, AI-related agreements, and complex customer and vendor arrangements.
Oversee privacy, data governance, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence governance, including emerging regulatory considerations and responsible use of data and AI technologies.
Provide guidance on intellectual property, software licensing, and protection of company assets.
Partner with Finance and business leaders on insurance, claims management, and broader enterprise risk matters.
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across Sales, Operations, Technology, Product, Compliance, Security, and Human Resources to address legal and regulatory risks.
Lead, develop, and manage a team of attorneys and legal professionals, including performance management, coaching, and succession planning.
Drive continuous improvement of legal processes, systems, and service delivery.
Qualifications
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
12+ years of progressive legal experience, including significant in-house leadership experience.
Demonstrated experience leading legal operations or serving as a senior operational leader within a Legal Department.
Strong experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, and deal execution.
Significant experience overseeing litigation, disputes, and outside counsel strategy.
Experience managing cross-functional legal risks across a global organization.
Familiarity with commercial contracting, technology transactions, data governance, and privacy frameworks.
Experience managing and developing legal teams and legal operations personnel.
Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior business leaders.
Demonstrated ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives and practical business solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience advising on AI-enabled products, data-driven businesses, or technology-enabled services.
Familiarity with global privacy frameworks, cybersecurity response, and emerging AI governance requirements.
Experience supporting private equity-backed companies.
Experience serving as a senior legal advisor to a major business unit or corporate function.
The compensation range for this role is $300,000 to $350,000 USD annually and may be eligible for an annual bonus.
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Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:
Location-based market rate for the role
Your abilities in relation to the job specification
Performance during screening and interview
Pay parity with the wider team in the considered location
Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.
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Epiq Leadership Compass
Acts Strategically
Aligns priorities, work, and resources with strategy to ensure effective execution and organizational success.
See the big picture and plan for the future
Set clear strategic priorities
Balance short- and long-term investments
Communicate a compelling strategic vision
Integrate risk and change management
Align cross-functional efforts
Shape strategy using industry and financial insights
Enterprise Decision Making
Applies deep business and financial insight to guide strategic decisions, resource allocation, and thought leadership.
Use financial and market expertise for long-term direction
Build strategic partnerships
Promote a customer-first mindset
Allocate global resources for innovation and growth
Cultivates a Growth Mindset
Fosters innovation through curiosity, smart risk-taking, and adaptability—aligning change with strategy for lasting impact.
Promote curiosity and forward-thinking
Build a culture of innovation through partnerships
Drive innovation to meet client needs
Lead innovation with a clear vision
Align innovation with market trends
Builds Talented Teams
Builds and develops inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to strategic goals for exceptional talent and business results.
Focus on employee engagement
Build a strong talent pipeline
Fosters Relationships & Collaboration
Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.
Build trust-based partnerships
Nurture long-term relationships
Remove collaboration barriers
Celebrate cross-team success
It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. In addition Epiq will take affirmative action for minorities, women, covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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