Litigation Counsel
| Company | |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA, Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Salary | $120000 – $195000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | JD |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- J.D. and admission to the bar or the ability to practice in-house in your office location
- 3+ years of combined litigation experience at a law firm, in-house, and/or governmental agencies
Responsibilities
- Manage all kinds of litigation and pre-litigation disputes across the globe for the company, including consumer class actions, IP, employment, and commercial lawsuits, disputes brought by individual platform users, and more
- Dig into the business and legal context of your matters in order to drive strategic and tactical case decisions
- Develop the best possible evidentiary record for your cases by investigating sources of information available across the business
- Handle subpoenas and regulatory inquiries, and other litigation-adjacent matters
- Drive good business results by providing practical legal advice on a range of product issues impacted by active or threatened litigation matters
- Engage and manage outside counsel and vendors to ensure the delivery of practical, efficient, and expert litigation advice and service
- Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives for the Legal & Public Policy Team, LinkedIn, and the community
- Play an active role in fulfilling LinkedIn’s mission of connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful by being an integral member of our fast-paced, well-rounded, collaborative (and fun!) Legal & Public Policy Team
Preferred Qualifications
- Broad litigation experience including discovery, motion practice, oral arguments, trials, drafting compelling briefs, pre-suit activity, mediation, and settlement negotiations
- Comfort with eDiscovery support software and complicated data, business records systems, and eDiscovery issues
- Experience and comfort with highly-technical subject matter
- Experience working in-house at a technology company or working closely with global technology clients
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively both independently and in cross-functional teams to drive results
- Excellent judgment and analytical abilities, impeccable integrity, and a good sense of humor
- Litigation
- Privacy Litigation
- Class Action Defense
- Regulatory Response