Overview
A partner organization is seeking a Senior Counsel, Litigation & Disputes based in the United States. This role involves leading and shaping the litigation and dispute strategy within a fast-paced, data-driven technology environment. The position requires managing complex litigation matters and building scalable legal infrastructure to reduce risk and support business decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full litigation portfolio, including commercial disputes, employment matters, regulatory inquiries, pre-litigation demands, and arbitration proceedings.
- Act as the primary liaison with external litigation counsel, overseeing strategy, controlling costs, and ensuring alignment with business priorities.
- Develop and maintain litigation infrastructure such as legal holds, matter tracking systems, escalation protocols, and outside counsel guidelines.
- Collaborate with Privacy, Compliance, Security, and Product teams to advise on legal risk, data retention, and dispute-prevention strategies.
- Provide clear, business-oriented legal guidance to cross-functional stakeholders regarding litigation exposure and risk mitigation.
- Identify systemic patterns in disputes and translate insights into proactive risk reduction strategies and policy improvements.
- Support discovery processes, including coordination of internal document collection and external e-discovery vendors.
- Contribute to broader legal initiatives involving commercial disputes and customer/vendor contractual issues.
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to leadership, delivering concise updates on high-risk or high-impact matters.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- Significant litigation experience handling complex commercial, regulatory, employment, or data-related disputes.
- Prior experience as lead or co-lead counsel, ideally including in-house litigation experience.
- Proven ability to manage outside counsel, including strategy direction, budget oversight, and performance management.
- Strong understanding of data privacy and regulatory frameworks such as CCPA, GDPR, or similar.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with experience managing multiple active matters simultaneously.
- Ability to build legal infrastructure and improve processes in fast-paced or scaling environments.
- Business-oriented mindset with strong judgment in risk assessment and decision-making.
- Comfort working with AI-enabled tools to improve legal research, drafting, and workflow efficiency.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in high-growth technology environments.
- Exposure to SaaS or data-driven businesses.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary with bonus and equity eligibility.
- Estimated salary range: $205,200 – $295,000 USD depending on location and experience.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company support.
- Paid time off including flexible PTO, holidays, and parental leave.
- Equity participation in a high-growth technology environment.
- Life, disability, and supplemental insurance coverage.
- Employee wellness and assistance programs.
- Remote-first work environment with periodic in-person collaboration.
- Professional development and learning support.
- Global travel and team engagement opportunities.
Location
- United States (remote-first with some in-person collaboration)