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Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games. Discord is looking for an experienced Senior Litigation Counsel to join Discord's Legal team. Reporting to the Director, Global Litigation, you'll join a lean team where every team member carries real responsibility from day one. We're looking for a seasoned litigator who can operate independently on complex, high-stakes matters, with the judgment to set strategy, the credibility to engage with courts, regulators, and opposing counsel, and the practical sense to find resolutions that work for the business. You'll manage a diverse portfolio that includes state attorney general lawsuits and investigations, all while working closely with cross-functional partners to protect Discord's platform and users. What you'll be doing • 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 What you should have • 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 Nice to Have • You are familiar with Discord and the video game and/or online com

Senior Litigation Counsel

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Senior Litigation Counsel

Don't apply unprepared