Senior Counsel, Litigation

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced litigator to join its Risk and Regulatory group within the Legal Department. Reporting to the Lead Counsel, Litigation, Risk and Regulatory, this Senior Counsel, Litigation role will handle high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from initial assessment through resolution, including directing outside counsel and shaping the organization’s approach at every stage.

This role is based in California and requires the successful applicant to be based in California to conduct their work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic leader on a diverse portfolio of complex litigation and pre-litigation matters across numerous jurisdictions.
• Handle highly sensitive matters and difficult subject matter with judgment, discretion, and care.
• Manage outside counsel across the full life of a case, including budget, strategy, work product, and results.
• Drive matters through every stage: early case assessment and witness preparation, depositions, mediation, settlement recommendations to leadership.
• Proactively identify and resolve potential disputes and provide business clients practical risk mitigation advice aligned with their objectives.
• Partner with compliance, public policy, and legal colleagues inside and outside the organization to solve problems that cross functions and borders.
• Analyze legal risk across the business, including in the development of new products and services.
• Build processes and procedures that scale with a rapidly growing global business.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials.
• 8+ years of significant litigation practice, with a demonstrated record of owning meaningful parts of complex legal or regulatory matters end to end.
• Active California bar membership in good standing, and residence in California.
• Background preferred in: commercial tort, regulatory, tax controversy, class action, and trial work.
• Experience preparing witnesses, including senior corporate leaders, for deposition and trial.
• Track record managing outside counsel on high-exposure matters.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling highly sensitive matters and difficult subject matter.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to advocate firmly for a position while staying open-minded.
• Organized and self-directed; comfortable running multiple matters at once in a fast-paced environment, both on a team and independently.
• Interest in expanding the scope of practice, close attention to detail, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Willingness to travel several times per quarter depending on case needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Florida bar admission.
• Time spent at or representing technology companies.
• Coordinated proceeding work, including California JCCPs.
• Passion for travel and home sharing, and a deep appreciation for the community.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $210,000—$258,000 USD
• Base pay is dependent on factors such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change.
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Location

This role requires the successful applicant to be based in California to be able to conduct their work.

Employees cannot be located in: Alaska, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Delaware, and Rhode Island. This list is continuously being updated.

If your position is employed by another organization entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.