Senior Discovery Counsel - Matter Support

Apple Inc.; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Discovery Counsel in Cary, North Carolina. This role focuses on providing legal support for innovative products and requires significant experience in discovery management and litigation.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication, analytical, and operational skills, with a commitment to ethical standards. Candidates should possess a JD or equivalent and be admitted to a US state bar.

Join Apple in a dynamic environment, facilitating teamwork and promoting diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of discovery experience in-house or law firms.
• Admission to at least one US state bar.
• Strong technology interest and aptitude.
• Excellent operational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex discovery strategy and solutions.
• Manage and prioritize deliverables independently.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information.

Skills

Discovery management

Litigation experience

Operational execution

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Technology interest

Education

JD or equivalent

Job description

Senior Discovery Counsel - Matter Support

Cary, North Carolina, United States Corporate Functions

Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Discovery team, you’ll help provide legal support for all our products and businesses. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.

Description

We are looking for a discovery counsel with great judgment and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to drive complex discovery strategy and lead programmatic solutions. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who has significant experience in discovery management, litigation and operational execution. This role requires a lawyer with highly efficient operational skills, risk management experience and the ability to strategically manage discovery end to end.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of in-house, law firm or vendor discovery experience, including significant experience leading complex discovery management in litigations and investigations.
• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar.
• Strong technology interest and aptitude.
• Excellent operational, communication, analytical, organization, and negotiation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Meaningful in-house or equivalent experience and experience managing discovery in litigation and regulatory investigations in a corporate setting.
• Ability to work independently and proactively to meet aggressive timelines in a dynamic environment, including managing and prioritizing deliverables with cross-functional teams
• Sound business judgment and ability to handle multiple wide-ranging matters, conflicting deadlines, while exploring new areas of expertise as business needs change
• Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues quickly and effectively in a positive and practical manner
• Interest in and ability to identify gaps, propose solutions, and take ownership of projects while balancing time, quality, cost, and risk
• Ability to foster and facilitate teamwork by cultivating relationships, collaborating, and effectively communicating with teammates and cross-functional partners in the pursuit of team goals; shares information and supports others
• Maintain high ethical standards both personally and professionally; shows integrity and fairness in dealings with others; is reliable and trustworthy
• Demonstrate sound judgment, discretion, and ability to properly handle confidential and sensitive information

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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