Hospitable.com
Senior Litigation Counsel - San Francisco, CA
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Job Description
- Title : Senior Litigation Counsel
- Type : Remote (U.S.-based)
- Compensation : $304,000$342,000 base + equity + benefits
- Reports to : VP & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory Compliance
- Status : Full-time (contract classified, but likely long-term/permanent in scope)
- Dispute & Litigation Strategy :
- Lead and manage litigation, regulatory investigations, and pre-litigation disputes across a variety of topics.
- Outside Counsel Management :
- Supervise firms handling complex litigation or sensitive investigations.
- Process & Risk :
- Build eDiscovery systems , assess litigation risk, and advise on emerging areas of platform liability.
- Cross-Functional Work :
- Collaborate across Legal, Trust & Safety, Product, Policy, and Engineering to reduce dispute risk and respond to issues early.
- Regulatory Insight :
- Monitor and interpret evolving global and domestic litigation trends affecting digital platforms.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications
- JD + Bar Admission :
- U.S.-licensed attorney in good standing (jurisdiction not specified).
- Experience :
- 10+ years at top law firms and/or in-house legal departments.
- Direct litigation experience in areas such as:
- Section 230 , DMCA , online safety , privacy , consumer protection
- Commercial disputes , IP (trademark/copyright/patents) also valued.
- Soft Skills :
- Excellent communicator and cross-functional partner.
- Strategic thinker with pragmatic execution skills.
- Adaptable, emotionally intelligent, and grounded in growth mindset and humility .
- In-house at a consumer tech platform (Discord, Snap, Meta, etc.)
- Managed regulatory inquiries or enforcement (FTC, EU DSA, etc.)
- Litigation involving global jurisdictions : EU, UK, Brazil, Israel
- eDiscovery for multimedia messaging apps (voice, text, video)
Why This Role Is Distinctive
- Influence & Autonomy : Youll own high-profile, precedent-setting cases and shape Discords approach to litigation risk.
- Remote Flexibility : Rare at this level in legalfully remote for a leadership litigation role.
- Cutting-Edge Legal Work : Discord sits at the intersection of content moderation , minor protection , user safety , and creator monetization all hot regulatory and litigation areas.
- Global Complexity : Work touches international litigation riskespecially useful if youve worked with or inside global teams.
How to Stand Out
- Showcase hands-on litigation experience in platform law , user-generated content , or tech-focused disputes .
- Emphasize work where youve built legal process infrastructure (eDiscovery systems, litigation risk assessments).
- Detail experience in cross-functional advising , particularly at a fast-paced, growth-stage company.
- Demonstrate success navigating regulatory or high-stakes commercial disputes , including managing outside counsel.
- If relevant, cite experience in non-U.S. jurisdictions or compliance under global laws like GDPR, DSA, etc.