Litigation Counsel

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Litigation Counsel to join their dynamic Legal team. This role offers the opportunity to tackle unique legal challenges in the AI sector, providing counsel on litigation and regulatory matters. As part of a cross-functional team, you will engage with various departments to develop effective legal strategies. Ideal candidates will have extensive litigation experience and a strong understanding of technology law. Join this forward-thinking company and contribute to shaping the future of AI while enjoying a hybrid work model and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of litigation experience in technology companies and law firms.
• In-house experience at a fast-paced technology company.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on litigation and regulatory matters.
• Manage outside counsel for litigation processes.

Skills

Litigation Experience

Regulatory Knowledge

Intellectual Property Law

Dispute Resolution

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

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About The Team

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises legal professionals from diverse fields, including technology, privacy, IP, corporate, cybersecurity, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation.

About The Team

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises legal professionals from diverse fields, including technology, privacy, IP, corporate, cybersecurity, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation.

About The Role

We’re growing our world-class Litigation and Regulatory team and seek an experienced counsel to support litigation, dispute resolution, and certain regulatory matters related to our business. This role is highly cross-functional across OpenAI, including work across our Legal, Communications, Global Affairs, and Executive teams. This role reports to our Deputy General Counsel.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In This Role, You Will

• Provide legal advice and counsel on a wide range of litigation and regulatory matters, including commercial disputes, intellectual property litigation, and regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.
• Manage and oversee outside counsel in all aspects of litigation and regulatory matters, including discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, and settlement negotiations.
• Stay current on relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends, and provide updates and legal guidance to company leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information, assess risk, and develop legal strategies to resolve disputes.
  
  

You Might Thrive In This Role If You

• Have at least 10+ years of combined litigation experience at innovative technology companies and law firms.
• Have at least 3+ years of in-house experience at a fast paced technology company
• Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA
  
  

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

OpenAI Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.

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At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

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