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Senior Counsel, Global Risk, Regulatory, and Litigation

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 8+ years

📍 Location: United States

🔍 Industry: Technology

🏢 Company: JustAnswer👥 1001-5000Information ServicesAdviceProfessional Services

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 8+ years

🪄 Skills: Communication SkillsComplianceCross-functional collaborationRisk ManagementStrategic thinking

Requirements:
  • 8+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience at a technology or fast-paced company (required).
  • Demonstrated success managing complex litigation and regulatory matters, including overseeing outside counsel and internal partners.
  • Expertise in e-discovery and handling investigations, subpoenas, and government inquiries.
  • Strong experience advising highly technical teams, including engineering and product, in dynamic and evolving regulatory environments.
  • Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and judgment.
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively across multiple matters.
  • Comfort working in ambiguity and wearing multiple hats — we’re a small team that moves fast and gets things done.
  • Experience with international operations, privacy, AI regulation, or cross-border legal issues is a plus.
  • Prior litigation experience at a technology company is highly desirable.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead and build our global litigation and regulatory function — including litigation strategy, outside counsel management, pleadings and settlement negotiations, discovery, and budget oversight.
  • Develop and implement scalable processes for handling litigation, disputes, and regulatory inquiries across regions.
  • Oversee subpoena responses and third-party requests for information.
  • Support internal investigations and responses to privacy and security incidents.
  • Provide risk-adjusted legal advice to stakeholders across engineering, technical operations, security, people operations, and expert operations.
  • Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory changes affecting the business globally, and work with internal teams to incorporate changes into the company’s products and strategies.
  • Advise cross-functional teams, particularly engineering and product, on privacy, AI, and regulatory issues impacting product development and data flows.
  • Develop and deliver training on regulatory compliance, legal risks, and company policies.
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