Senior Litigation Counsel
| Company | Discord |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA, Remote in USA |
| Salary | $304000 – $342000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | JD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- JD from an accredited law school and admission to bar of a relevant jurisdiction
- 10+ years combined experience at a well-respected law firm and in-house legal department (tech preferred)
- Hands-on litigation experience in Internet law, including for example: platform safety, minor safety, privacy, consumer protection, CDA 230, DMCA, and related subject matters
- Strategic mindset that balances proactive action and pragmatic risk management within resource constraints
- Excellent writer and communicator who can tailor the message to the audience
- Willingness to take on any project, from large to small
- Experience with scaling processes and procedures for a fast-growing company
- Demonstrated experience managing projects, prioritizing, and consistently achieving results
- Curiosity and ability to jump into less familiar areas and learn while doing
- High emotional intelligence with an attitude of open-mindedness, collaboration, flexibility, growth-mindset, kindness, and being humble
Responsibilities
- Advance Discord’s interests in disputes of all shapes and sizes
- Defend Discord in litigation matters, pre-litigation and regulatory investigations matters
- Supervise and collaborate with outside counsel on complex matters
- Continue to build and implement systems for efficient e-discovery
- Monitor new and changing laws and anticipate evolving litigation liability and risk
- Learn how disputes arise and identify ways to pre-empt them
Preferred Qualifications
- In-house experience at a consumer-facing technology platform
- Experience with regulatory investigations
- Experience with litigations in regions around the world, including Brazil, Israel, Europe and the UK
- Experience with eDiscovery including complex eDiscovery projects for messaging applications involving voice, video and text
- Subject matter experience in intellectual property disputes, including copyright, trademark and patent litigation
- Subject matter experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution