Counsel II, Litigation

Snap; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap Inc. is seeking an experienced litigator to join the Litigation & Safety Team in a hybrid in-office role with a preferred location in Santa Monica or San Francisco, CA.

You will manage a diverse docket, partner with internal and external counsel, and drive strategic decisions on cutting-edge legal issues. The ideal candidate has deep litigation expertise, excellent communication skills, and a track record of handling complex matters across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience handling diverse litigation across jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to contribute to strategic decisions in complex matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with eDiscovery and large document productions.
• Strong organizational and case management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Be an active, strategic member of a team managing a diverse litigation docket across jurisdictions.
• Partner with in-house and outside counsel on cutting-edge cases and strategic decisions.
• Engage in substantive work on complex legal issues.
• Manage and contribute to individual matters, including discovery, briefing, witnesses, and settlements.
• Collaborate across litigation teams and with Snap cross-functionally.

Skills

Litigation

Legal strategy

eDiscovery

Communication

Case management

Collaboration

Job description

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

Snap Inc. is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, SPECs.

We’re looking for an experienced, multidimensional litigator to join our talented and collaborative Litigation & Safety Team! As a member of the Legal team, you’ll play a key role on Snap’s Litigation and Safety team. Snap’s Legal team helps Snap do the right thing the right way, make better decisions, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges, both external and internal. As a company, we continually strive to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.

This is a hybrid in-office role under our “Default Together” policy with a preferred location of Santa Monica or San Francisco, California.

What you’ll do:

• Be an active and strategic member of a team managing a diverse range of matters within Snap’s complex litigation docket across multiple jurisdictions
• Partner with in-house and outside counsel to manage cutting-edge cases, overseeing substantive work and be a key participant in strategic decision-making
• Dive deep into substantive work on cutting-edge legal issues
• Manage and contribute to individual litigation matters across multiple jurisdictions, including working with outside counsel, managing discovery, editing legal briefs, preparing witnesses, and negotiating settlements
• Collaborate across litigation teams and cross-functionally across Snap

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Highly skilled in all aspects of litigation (e.g., brief-writing, legal strategy, discovery, deposition and trial preparation, expert witnesses); trial experience a plus
• Experience handling significant aspects of complex legal matters, including meaningfully contributing to strategic decisions
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Facility with eDiscovery, including managing voluminous document productions in a cost-effective manner
• Ability to collaborate well with colleagues
• Strong organizational and case management skills