Job Description:
• Own high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from first assessment through resolution
• Serve as a strategic leader across a diverse portfolio of complex litigation and pre-litigation matters in numerous jurisdictions
• Handle highly sensitive matters with judgment, discretion, and care
• Manage outside counsel, including budget, strategy, work product, and results
• Drive matters through early case assessment, witness preparation, depositions, mediation, and settlement recommendations
• Identify and resolve potential disputes and provide practical risk mitigation advice to business clients
• 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
• Report to Airbnb's Lead Counsel, Litigation, Risk and Regulatory
Requirements:
• J.D. from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials
• 8+ years of significant litigation practice
• Demonstrated record of owning meaningful parts of complex legal or regulatory matters end to end
• Active California bar membership in good standing
• Residence in California
• Experience preparing witnesses, including senior corporate leaders, for deposition and trial
• Track record of managing outside counsel on high-exposure matters
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling highly sensitive matters and difficult subject matter
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to advocate firmly while staying open-minded
• Organized and self-directed; comfortable running multiple matters simultaneously
• Attention to detail and comfort with ambiguity
• Willingness to travel several times per quarter depending on case needs
Benefits:
• Bonus eligibility
• Equity eligibility
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits
• Disability accommodations during the application and interview process