Strategic Litigation & Employment Counsel

Checkr - Chile; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Equity compensation

Learning budget

Fertility assistance

Flexible PTO

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Checkr is seeking a Litigation & Employment Counsel to drive litigation in state and federal court and advise the People team on employment matters. You will partner cross-functionally to help Checkr manage risk and reach its business and fairness goals.

This role requires a JD, CA bar, 5+ years of substantive litigation experience including employment matters, and comfort working with AI-related technologies. The position emphasizes collaboration, risk assessment, and practical problem solving.

Qualifications

• JD degree and CA bar admission in good standing.
• 5+ years of substantive litigation experience, including employment matters.
• Experience with Fair Credit Reporting Act, criminal law, or international employment counseling is a plus.
• Interest and enthusiasm towards new technologies and leveraging AI.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently, with strong attention to detail, sound judgment, humility, and a good sense of humor.
• A pragmatic strategist who assesses risk in the context of the company’s goals and communicates them clearly to business stakeholders.
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage/execute all aspects of litigation and other matters (e.g., subpoenas, demands).
• Conduct factual investigation, case analysis, exposure analysis.
• Review pleadings and other litigation-related documents.
• Lead discovery process and fact gathering, including witness preparation.
• Work with outside counsel to implement nuanced and efficient litigation strategy.
• Provide compliance counseling to the operations teams to mitigate litigation risk.
• Help advise People/HR across the employment lifecycle, including leaves, accommodations, wage and hour, worker classification, and disputes.
• Build cross-functional relationships to strengthen partnerships across the Company to identify and implement product and process improvements.
• Develop an understanding of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and related state laws and how they apply to Checkr products and services.

Skills

Litigation experience

Employment law

AI interest

Project management

Cross-functional collab

Education

JD degree

CA bar admission

Job description

Checkr is seeking a Litigation & Employment Counsel to drive litigation in state and federal court and advise the People team on employment matters. You will partner cross-functionally to help Checkr manage risk and reach its business and fairness goals.

This role requires a JD, CA bar, 5+ years of substantive litigation experience including employment matters, and comfort working with AI-related technologies. The position emphasizes collaboration, risk assessment, and practical problem solving.