Counsel / Senior Counsel (Litigation)

Runway; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits coverage

Unlimited PTO

401k match

Remote stipend

Community donations

Tech setup stipend

Parental leave

L&D stipend

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Runway is seeking a Counsel/Senior Counsel, Litigation to lead day-to-day litigation and dispute resolution, and to partner with the General Counsel on strategic matters. You will manage litigation, outside counsel, and in-house discovery while improving repeatable processes.

The role also involves advising product, engineering, and other teams on regulatory developments in AI and related law. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of dedicated litigation experience, a J.D.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated litigation experience (can include clerkships).
• Excitement about generative AI and evolving legal landscape in a rapidly innovating industry.
• Strong business acumen and ability to advise on strategic questions.

Responsibilities

• Manage Runway’s litigation, third-party process, dispute resolution, and regulatory requests.
• Manage outside counsel and own in-house discovery execution.
• Develop and execute Runway’s IP enforcement strategy and related processes.
• Provide cross-functional legal support across product, employment, privacy, and policy domains.

Skills

Litigation experience

Generative AI awareness

Legal strategy

Ownership and accountability

Problem solving

Education

J.D.

Job description

• We are looking to hire a Counsel/Senior Counsel, Litigation to run Runway’s litigation and dispute resolution work on a day-to-day basis, and to partner with the General Counsel on key strategic questions relating to that work
• You will also have a chance to pitch in on a variety of other legal domains to support our lean team, bringing to bear direct experience in other areas, and/or a demonstrated ability to pick up new subject areas quickly
• You’ll work at the cutting edge of a highly technical and rapidly evolving area of the law, navigating challenges that are shaping the future of the industry. This role reports directly to the General Counsel
• Manage litigation, third-party process, dispute resolution, and regulatory requests involving the company, spanning everything from helping Runway to develop its strategy on cutting-edge legal questions, to owning all in-house-side discovery execution
• Building, improving, documenting, and executing repeatable processes relating to the above areas
• Manage outside counsel
• Field frequent, day-to-day requests from other legal team members requesting your perspective in their commercial, product, and other legal work based on your litigation expertise and experience
• Monitor key regulatory and policy landscape updates relating to generative AI, including advising our AI safety, product, and engineering teams on those developments as appropriate
• Develop and execute Runway’s IP enforcement strategy
• Dive into the technical aspects of the product and industry to learn it inside and out, to inform your advice to the business
• Support the team in a number of other legal domains, potentially including, but not limited to: employment, trust & safety, policy, commercial, privacy, IP, and/or others

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage: We cover 100% of medical, dental and vision for our US employees AND their dependents. Based on the plans selected, we have complimentary mental health benefits and a free One Medical membership
• Unlimited days of PTO: We have unlimited PTO with a minimum of 15 days a year. We also have a paid sabbatical program after employees have been with Runway for 3 years and again after 5 years. And of course, we can’t forget about Summer Fridays
• 401k Matching, 3% matching: Plan for the future! We provide a 3% 401K match for our US based employees
• Remote $250 stipend: All of our employees outside of commuting distance to the office, can expense up to $250 per month on co-working spaces, lunch or groceries, and internet connection
• Donations supporting our community: Beyond our employees, we have a commitment to our communities. Every quarter, Runway employees choose an organization for the company to support through a donation
• Custom setup, tech setup stipend: In addition to the choice of laptop, all employees get a stipend to customize their tech set up as they want
• Parental leave for all parents: We offer 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave plus a gradual return to work plan. This coverage is for all parents, regardless of how a child is brought into the family
• L&D $600 stipend: We’re investing in our employees’ long term growth by giving every employee $600 per year to spend on their personal or professional development. That means conferences, courses, and books, oh my!
• Wellness $600 stipend: We set ambitious goals and work hard to achieve them, so we believe it’s important to invest in employees’ mental and physical health. The $600 annual wellness stipend can be used for anything from therapy sessions to gym memberships

While not required, the ideal candidate will have experience in one or more legal domains beyond litigationA strong sense of ownership, whether, on the one hand, working on the highest-level strategic work at the company (think: navigating bleeding-edge legal questions), or, on the other hand, direct execution of work often handled by support staff at larger companies (think: drafting, issuing, and tracking litigation holds, tightly running a document collection process across multiple custodians and systems)Creative problem-solving, including the capacity to think big and be curiousA working knowledge of the key legal issues in Runway’s industry5+ years of dedicated litigation experience (can include clerkships)Excitement about generative AI and motivation to become a leading expert in the legal landscape governing a rapidly innovating industry, and how it should evolveBias towards actionA J.D. and admission in good standing with at least one state barStrong business acumen