Legal Counsel, Litigation

Location: US Remote; regular collaboration with teams in the Pacific time zone and flexibility to support Pacific Time business hours are required.

Salary: $147,600–$221,400 USD for Zone 1 locations (CA, CT, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY, VA, and WA); $137,900–$206,900 USD for all other US locations. Additional annual bonus, equity, and benefits are included.

Company

hirify.global develops an operating system for the trades.

What you will do

• Manage disputes and litigation from pre-suit demand through resolution, including case strategy, pleadings, motions, discovery, mediation, trial preparation, and settlement.
• Defend complex litigation, including consumer, class action, trade secret, privacy, and intellectual property matters, with outside counsel as appropriate.
• Advise business leaders and cross-functional teams on litigation risk, early case assessment, dispute strategy, and preventive solutions.
• Build scalable litigation processes, including playbooks, templates, outside counsel management, litigation holds, discovery, and case management.
• Support employment advice and litigation matters involving separations, leaves, accommodations, wage-and-hour compliance, investigations, policies, agency charges, and employment litigation.
• Respond to third-party subpoenas, manage bankruptcy matters, and support public-company litigation reporting, loss contingency assessments, quarterly reporting, and audit letter responses.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of relevant experience as a practicing litigation attorney.
• Litigation experience at a top-tier law firm.
• Experience managing commercial disputes, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, and settlement negotiation.
• Experience defending complex litigation and class actions.
• Excellent legal writing and drafting skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a consistent record of producing accurate, polished work with minimal errors.
• Excellent legal and business judgment, including the ability to assess litigation risk against business priorities and recommend practical outcomes.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, advising executives, managing projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering results under pressure.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and current membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.
• Working knowledge of e-discovery and legal hold practices, with comfort adopting legal technology and AI tools for litigation and subpoena workflows.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities without close supervision, and exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations.

Nice to have

• In-house litigation experience, particularly in the technology industry.
• Experience with employment litigation, arbitration, or agency charge response, including wage-and-hour, discrimination, and retaliation claims; California employment law experience.
• Experience responding to subpoenas and other third-party discovery.
• Working knowledge of bankruptcy or demonstrated ability to learn it quickly.
• Experience managing outside counsel and litigation budgets.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with flextime, autonomous work support, and flexible time off.
• Learning and development opportunities, comprehensive onboarding, leadership training, and recognition programs.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, including fully employer-paid options and 90% dependent coverage.
• FSA, HSA, 401(k) match, telehealth, and One Medical memberships.
• Parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, adoption, maternity, breast milk shipping, pet insurance, legal advisory, and financial planning benefits.