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Senior Litigation Counsel
Discord website
San Francisco, California, US
$304k–380k
senior
16 days ago
full-time
quality 7.7/10
closed
- Defend Discord in state attorney general lawsuits and investigations as part of your portfolio, including responding to civil investigative demands and subpoenas.
- Develop case strategy and supervise outside counsel on dispositive motions, injunction proceedings, appeals, and venue and coordination questions, while managing budgets and staffing.
- Drive resolution efforts, including preparing settlement analyses and authorization recommendations, negotiating settlement terms, and partnering with Product and Safety teams to assess the feasibility of proposed commitments.
- Oversee discovery on major matters, including productions, protective orders, custodial interviews, and data collection with Data Science and Engineering, in close coordination with eDiscovery and paralegal colleagues.
- Monitor new and changing laws, including state online safety, privacy, and platform design laws; anticipate evolving litigation risk.
- Partner closely with Product, Public Policy, Trust & Safety, and Communications, including on engagement with regulators and government officials.
- Keep Legal leadership and executives informed through clear status updates and decision memos, and help build the frameworks, trackers, and playbooks that let the team scale.
- Serve as a versatile member of a lean litigation team, willing to pitch in on matters outside core areas of focus when priorities shift or volume requires it.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 10+ years combined experience at a well-respected law firm and in-house legal department (tech preferred).
- Hands-on experience leading on government enforcement matters, such as state attorney general actions or investigations.
- Experience leading complex litigation through dispositive motions, injunction proceedings, and appeals, and directing multiple outside counsel teams at once.
- Working knowledge of internet platform liability, including CDA 230 and the First Amendment, and of minor safety, privacy, and consumer protection law.
- Ability to navigate legal issues with a practical and commercially sensible mindset, balancing litigation risk against business and product realities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to tailor the message to the audience, whether engineers, executives, outside counsel, or government officials.
- Ability to manage multiple high-stakes workstreams simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and consistently deliver results.
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $304,000 to $380,000 + equity + benefits.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
- Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.