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Salary: USD 304,000 - 380,000 / annual
Discord is seeking an experienced Senior Litigation Counsel to join its Legal team, reporting to the Director of Global Litigation. This is a hands-on role managing a diverse portfolio of complex, high-stakes litigation matters, primarily state attorney general lawsuits and investigations. You will operate independently with significant responsibility from day one, exercising judgment on case strategy, engaging with courts, regulators, and opposing counsel, and finding practical resolutions aligned with business needs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defending Discord in state attorney general lawsuits and investigations, responding to civil investigative demands and subpoenas
- Developing case strategy and supervising outside counsel on dispositive motions, injunction proceedings, appeals, and venue/coordination matters while managing budgets and staffing
- Driving resolution efforts through settlement analysis, authorization recommendations, and negotiation of settlement terms in partnership with Product and Safety teams
- Overseeing discovery on major matters, including productions, protective orders, custodial interviews, and data collection coordination with Data Science, Engineering, eDiscovery, and paralegal teams
- Monitoring evolving state online safety, privacy, and platform design laws to anticipate litigation risk
- Partnering with Product, Public Policy, Trust & Safety, and Communications on regulator engagement and government relations
- Providing clear status updates and decision memos to Legal leadership and executives; building frameworks, trackers, and playbooks to enable team scaling
- Contributing flexibly to other litigation matters as priorities and volume require
The role is part of a lean litigation team where every member carries real responsibility. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to protect Discord's platform and users.
Requirements:
- 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 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 simultaneously
- Working knowledge of internet platform liability, including CDA 230 and First Amendment issues, and of minor safety, privacy, and consumer protection law
- Ability to navigate legal issues with practical, commercially sensible judgment, balancing litigation risk against business and product realities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences (engineers, executives, outside counsel, government officials)
- Ability to manage multiple high-stakes workstreams simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and consistently deliver results
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with Discord and the video game and/or online communication industry
- In-house experience at a consumer-facing technology platform
- Experience with regulatory, platform safety, minor safety, privacy, consumer protection matters, internet platform liability (CDA 230), and multi-district or state coordinated proceedings
- Patent litigation background
- Background in gaming, social media, or communications technologies
