Discord

Litigation Counsel

San Francisco Bay Area · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$248k-$279kDetected 5 days ago

Intellectual PropertyCommunication

About the role

Discord is looking for an experienced Litigation Counsel to join Discord's Legal team.
Reporting to the Director, Global Litigation and working closely with two Senior Litigation Counsels, you'll join a lean team where every team member carries real responsibility from day one.
Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.

Own and manage Discord's individual consumer claims docket end-to-end, including consumer arbitrations, state attorney general individual consumer complaints, and Digital Services Act (DSA) complaints
Partner with litigation teammates on high-stakes matters, including regulatory inquiries, putative class actions, and other complex disputes
Take ownership of discovery workstreams on major matters, including managing document review, coordinating with internal teams on custodian identification and data preservation, drafting and responding to written discovery, and preparing witnesses for depositions
Manage trademark, copyright, and other IP litigation matters, including matters involving DMCA-related disputes.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and consistently deliver results

7+ years of combined experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, with meaningful exposure to technology or consumer-facing platforms
Hands-on experience with the full eDiscovery lifecycle, including preservation, collection, processing, review, and production
Hands-on litigation experience in consumer litigation as well as global copyright, trademark, and related intellectual property matters.
Ability to navigate legal issues with a practical and commercially sensible mindset
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to tailor the message to the audience-whether engineers, executives, or outside counsel

You are familiar with Discord and the video game and/or online communication industry
In-house experience at a consumer-facing technology platform
Experience with regulatory, platform safety, minor safety, privacy, consumer protection matters, internet platform liability (including CDA 230), and multi-district litigations (and/or state coordinated proceedings).
Experience managing consumer arbitration portfolios at scale
Familiarity with patent litigation
Background in gaming, social media, or communications technologies
Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming.
We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $279,000 + equity + benefits.

This listing is sourced directly from Discord's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.