Litigation Counsel

Triumph Arcade; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High ownership

Competitive salary

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Triumph Labs, Inc. is seeking its inaugural Litigation Counsel to lead IP litigation and consumer dispute matters in a fast‑growing tech environment in San Francisco. You will oversee outside counsel, manage arbitration processes, and partner with cross‑functional teams to reduce disputes and strengthen terms.

You’ll drive strategic risk assessments, craft enforcement and defense strategies, and help scale the litigation function from the ground up.

Qualifications

• J.D. and CA bar in good standing.
• 4+ years of litigation experience.
• Substantive IP litigation experience, especially trademarks, copyright.
• Strong writing and persuasive drafting; clear communication with non-lawyers.
• Ability to manage outside counsel and partner with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with consumer arbitration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage IP litigation with outside counsel, including strategy, budgets, staffing, and key filings.
• Draft and file complaints, letters, motions, and settlements; initiate actions to protect Triumph's IP.
• Respond to arbitration and consumer disputes; manage arbitration proceedings.
• Collaborate with Product, Customer Support, Marketing, Finance, and Trust & Safety to reduce disputes.
• Advise leadership on litigation exposure and risk management.
• Build and maintain matter tracking, litigation holds, templates, and reporting.

Skills

IP litigation

Arbitration experience

Litigation strategy

Drafting & filings

Legal writing

Business risk

Tech proficiency

Education

J.D. degree

California bar admission

Tools

Case management software

Job description

Triumph builds real-money skill gaming and digital collectibles experiences that reach a large and growing consumer audience. We operate where gaming, consumer protection, intellectual property, and payments meet, and we take our legal and regulatory obligations seriously. Our legal team is small, hands-on, and closely involved in how the business runs.

The Role

We're hiring our first dedicated Litigation Counsel to manage Triumph's IP litigation and consumer dispute dockets. You'll manage intellectual property litigation alongside outside counsel, handle consumer arbitration matters directly, and work with teams across the company to reduce disputes before they start. This role suits a litigator who wants real ownership, moves quickly, and is comfortable using technology to do more with a lean team.

What You'll Do

• Manage IP litigation with outside counsel. Oversee trademark, copyright, and other IP matters, including strategy, budgets, staffing, and key filings. Hold outside counsel accountable for results and cost.

• Draft and file litigation documents. Prepare complaints, demand letters, cease-and-desist letters, motions, discovery responses, and settlement agreements. Initiate actions when needed to protect Triumph's brands and IP.

• Respond to arbitration and pre-arbitration demands. Evaluate and respond to individual and coordinated consumer claims, including notices of dispute and informal resolution processes under our Terms of Service. Manage arbitration provider proceedings and work to resolve claims efficiently.

• Improve processes with stakeholders. Partner with Product, Customer Support, Marketing, Finance, and Trust & Safety to find dispute trends, improve intake and escalation workflows, strengthen consumer-facing terms and disclosures, and lower litigation risk.

• Advise the business. Give practical risk assessments on litigation exposure, IP enforcement, and dispute strategy to the General Counsel, senior legal team, and leadership.

• Build legal infrastructure. Create and maintain matter tracking, litigation hold procedures, document templates, and reporting on docket status and spend.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar. California bar required.

• At least 4 years of litigation experience at a law firm, in-house, or both.

• Substantive experience in intellectual property litigation, especially trademark matters such as infringement, dilution, counterfeiting, and opposition or cancellation proceedings.

• Strong skills in software and software platforms - we are a consumer technology company, and your work will revolve around our software and its systems. You learn new systems quickly and look for ways to automate repetitive work.

• Excellent writing skills, including persuasive drafting and plain-English communication with non-lawyers.

• Sound judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk against business goals and make decisions quickly.

Nice to Have

• Experience with consumer arbitration, mass arbitration defense, or AAA/JAMS consumer rules.

• Familiarity with gaming, sweepstakes, consumer protection, or fintech regulatory matters.

• Experience with online brand enforcement, such as platform takedowns and domain disputes.

• In-house experience at a high-growth technology company.

Why Triumph

• High ownership and visibility on a small legal team.

• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.

• A chance to build the litigation function from the ground up.

Triumph Labs, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on any basis protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in line with the California Fair Chance Act and applicable local ordinances.