Senior Counsel, Litigation

Senior litigation counsel will own high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from assessment through resolution, manage outside counsel, and advise Airbnb business partners on legal risk. The role requires 8+ years of litigation experience, a J.D., and active California bar membership.

About the job

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic leader on a diverse portfolio of complex litigation and pre-litigation matters across numerous jurisdictions.
Handle highly sensitive matters and difficult subject matter with judgment, discretion, and care.
Manage outside counsel across the full life of a case, including budget, strategy, work product, and results.
Drive matters from early case assessment and witness preparation through depositions, mediation, and settlement recommendations to leadership.
Identify and resolve potential disputes, providing business clients with practical risk-mitigation advice.
Partner with compliance, public policy, and legal colleagues across functions and borders.
Analyze legal risk across the business, including new products and services.
Build scalable processes and procedures for a rapidly growing global business.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials.
8+ years of significant litigation practice, with experience owning meaningful parts of complex legal or regulatory matters end to end.
Active California bar membership in good standing and residence in California.
Experience preparing witnesses, including senior corporate leaders, for deposition and trial.
Experience managing outside counsel on high-exposure matters.
Sound judgment and discretion when handling highly sensitive matters.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple matters independently and collaboratively.
Willingness to travel several times per quarter depending on case needs.

Nice-to-haves

Florida bar admission.
Background in commercial tort, regulatory, tax controversy, class action, or trial work.
Experience at or representing technology companies.
Coordinated proceeding experience, including California JCCPs.
Interest in expanding the scope of practice and comfort with ambiguity.

Compensation and Benefits

Base pay range: $210,000–$258,000 USD.
May be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Skills

Litigation, Pre-Litigation, Regulatory Matters, Commercial Tort, Tax Controversy, Class Actions, Trial Work, Deposition Preparation, Witness Preparation, Outside Counsel Management, Risk Mitigation, California Jccps