What You'll Do: >* Litigate disputes in arbitration and state and federal courts, including responsibilities for strategy, case investigation, legal research, drafting and arguing motions, managing discovery, preparation of witnesses, and preparing and conducting arbitrations>* Handle SEC, FINRA, DOJ and state regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, including responsibilities for strategy, case investigation, interviewing and preparing witnesses, and drafting written responses to and interacting with regulators/government attorneys>* Represent Morgan Stanley and its current and former employees in FINRA arbitrations, court proceedings, mediations, and regulatory matters>* Analyze and evaluate litigation and/or regulatory risks and recommend solutions to manage and minimize those risks>* Provide legal advice on ad hoc matters to internal business clients, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology, and other departments at the Firm>* Analyze and escalate operational risks identified through litigation and regulatory investigations>* Collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues in Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology, and other departments at the Firm>* Manage and partner with outside counsel in select litigation matters>* Conduct internal and external regulatory reportingWhat You Bring:>* Member of the California Bar>* 10+ years of litigation experience, preferably including experience at a top-tier law firm, government trial attorney, regulatory enforcement attorney or in-house counsel>* Significant experience working on trials, arbitrations, law and motion hearings, other hearing experience and/or mediations>* Regulatory investigations/enforcement experience and/or experience conducting internal investigations>* Work independently, as most matters are staffed with one lawyer>* Skilled and persuasive negotiator>* Strong oral and written advocacy skills>* Strategic, analytical thinker and creative problem solver>* Tenacious and determined>* Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work with clients, colleagues, regulators, and counsel at every level>* Detail-oriented and organized with strong time and case management systems>* Handle a large volume of diverse matters with minimal support and direction WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.