Litigation Counsel

Verizon; Basking Ridge (NJ); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Job summary

Verizon is seeking an experienced attorney to join the Legal organization. The role focuses on a diverse litigation docket including cybersecurity, privacy, and consumer fraud matters, with a strong emphasis on SIM swap and port-out arbitrations conducted in-house.

You will collaborate with the Information Security Office, product teams, and business units to reduce risk, manage costs, and advance strategic initiatives while handling pre-litigation and disputes involving enterprise customers and

Qualifications

• JD degree and six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Prior litigation experience.
• Bar membership and required licenses.

Responsibilities

• Handle a diverse litigation docket focusing on cybersecurity, privacy, and consumer fraud.
• Manage SIM swap arbitrations in-house and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Partner with ISO, product teams, and business units to mitigate risk and improve processes.

Skills

Litigation experience

Bar admission

Cybersecurity knowledge

Education

JD degree

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Verizon seeks an energetic, creative, business-oriented attorney to join the Legal organization. The successful candidate will handle a diverse litigation docket, focusing on cybersecurity, privacy, and consumer fraud (including unauthorized Subscriber Identity Module (“SIM”) Swap and port-out matters). A large part of this role involves handling SIM Swap and unauthorized port-out arbitrations in-house, without the use of outside counsel, driving a strategic initiative to reduce outside counsel spend.

The role will also involve managing commercial disputes involving Verizon business customers (VBG) and vendors. In this role, you will manage risk, drive strategic cost reductions, and partner closely with cross-functional business partners—including the Information Security Office (“ISO”), product teams, and business units—to proactively mitigate exposure and refine operational practices.

The Litigation Counsel will handle substantial responsibilities, including:

• Managing a high-volume docket of SIM swap arbitrations in-house, including handling Motions to Compel and taking matters through off-ramps or to a final hearing.
• Conducting post-mortems on concluded cases to identify systemic vulnerabilities, providing feedback loops to the business, and advising on process changes to prevent future disputes.
• Working closely with the Information Security Office to identify weaknesses in security protocols (e.g., adaptive authentication notices) and pursue operational fixes.
• Tracking litigation trends and metrics to assist the business with caseload forecasting and the annual budgeting process.
• Pursuing affirmative claims and working with relevant personnel to enforce vendor indemnification and reimbursement provisions related to SIM swap matters.
• Deploying and leveraging AI tools and e-discovery platforms to create baseline work products, conduct research, and reduce document review costs.
• Evaluating settlement ranges and driving the cost-effective resolution of disputes.
• Advising on and managing disputes, claims, and litigation involving cybersecurity incidents, unauthorized account access, data privacy, and emerging digital security risks across customer and enterprise platforms.
• Partnering closely with the Information Security Officer and Privacy teams to evaluate systemic vulnerabilities, track regulatory and litigation trends in privacy and security, and recommend operational fixes to protect consumer and corporate data.
• Handling pre-litigation claims arising from the Verizon Business Group (VBG) ecosystem, balancing legal risk with broader strategic business relationships.
• Managing outside counsel on VBG disputes, including Small-Medium-Business (“SMB”) and Enterprise customers.
• Enforcing vendor contracts, indemnification, and reimbursement provisions across cybersecurity, privacy, and operational matters to recover value and manage third-party exposure.
• Managing disputes with third-party vendors, suppliers, and service providers stemming from service level breaches, data incidents, or alleged contractual non-performance.

What we’re looking for….

You’ll need to have:

• JD degree and six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Prior litigation experience.
• Bar membership and required licenses.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Significant experience managing arbitrations, including drafting MTCs and taking cases to trial or hearing.
• Prior experience managing SIM swap, unauthorized port-out, or data breach/privacy litigation.
• Experience managing litigation or pre-dispute resolution involving enterprise business customers (e.g., B2B or VBG contexts) and complex commercial contracts.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity law, data privacy regulations, unauthorized account access claims, and digital fraud risk mitigation.
• Familiarity with leveraging AI and continuous learning tools within e-discovery workflows to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Proven track record of partnering with cross-functional business teams to implement process improvements and mitigate litigation risk.
• Experience analyzing case data to evaluate early settlement vs. motion to dismiss value and generate risk-adjusted cost projections.
• Highly developed analytical reasoning skills, keen attention to detail, and a proactive approach to recovering value through vendor indemnification.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage and appropriately prioritize multiple projects and a heavy caseload.
• Sound judgement, with the ability to appropriately balance legal and business risks while maintaining a customer-centric mindset.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $161,000.00 - $280,000.00.