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Senior Counsel, Employment

297k – 330kSan Francisco, CAHybrid8+ YOE
Summary

Seeking a Senior Counsel, Employment to provide legal advice on AI enablement and automation, manage employment litigation, and support strategic initiatives for a growing technology company.

About the role

About the Role

We’re looking for an employment lawyer to support a growing volume of complex employment work as the company scales and the pace of employment related issues increases.

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. Remote may be considered.

In this role, you will:

  • Provide advice and counsel to people and product teams on AI enablement and automation.
  • Support on a broad range of employment legal matters.
  • Work cross functionally with the People Team.
  • Support on strategic initiatives related to facilitating legal training and managing outside counsel on employment litigation matters and administrative charges.
  • Lead on and develop processes for scaling legal support for employment legal matters.

You might thrive in this role if you:

  • Have 8+ years of combined legal experience at fast-paced technology companies and technology-focused law firms with a focus on employment law.
  • Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA.
  • Strong expertise in AI-related employment laws. Comfort with employee privacy laws is a plus.
  • Deep interest in, and experience with, advising product and people teams on AI enablement and automation.
  • Expertise on federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations.
  • Have experience managing complex employment litigation matters.
  • Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in fast moving, ambiguous situations.
Skills
Employment LawAI-related Employment LawsEmployee Privacy LawsFederal Labor LawsState Labor LawsEmployment Litigation Management
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