Description:
About the Team:Our Global Legal team provides key support for all A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the team. As a subject matter expert team in the Global Legal department, the Global Litigation team handles litigation matters involving A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company in all the regions in which A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company operates, including the United States. The following describes the responsibilities and requirements for the role.
Responsibilities:
- Handle commercial (including e-commerce) and intellectual property (copyright, trademark, trade dress) litigation, pre-litigation claims, and all related matters.
- Manage all aspects of litigation matters including e-discovery, fact-finding and analysis, witness preparation, depositions, case management conferences, motion practice, and arbitration or trial preparation and presentation.
- Supervise and partner with outside counsel to ensure that all aspects of the company's legal representation are of the highest quality, including the day-to-day running of matters, overall strategy, written work, and oral advocacy.
- Identify potential litigation risk and counsel the business to minimize exposure.
- Support the company's strategy for litigation and pre-litigation disputes.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
- Significant litigation experience in a combination of private practice and a corporate litigation department with a highly regarded firm and organization (tech preferred).
- Substantial experience with all types of intellectual property litigation, including trademarks, trade dress, and copyright required. Substantive experience with legal issues related to e-commerce platforms and consumer-facing technology required.
- Ability to research complex legal questions. Demonstrated judgment, personal integrity, and inter-personal skills. Strong ability to work as a team player who can effectively collaborate with colleagues from the Global Legal team and business stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills, including exceptional legal writing skills and the ability to craft persuasive and concise briefs.
- Member in good standing of the New York or California bar association or another bar association with the ability to register as in-house counsel in New York or California.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Nice-to-have experience includes e-commerce litigation and/or counseling, platform liability, consumer litigation, class actions, or arbitrations.
- Experience at or representing Internet technology and/or entertainment companies is strongly preferred.