Litigation Leader (AI)

Location: On-site in New York, NY or San Francisco, CA, United States

Company

hirify.global is a research lab building open models that make intelligence accessible, customizable, and usable by everyone.

What you will do

• Lead strategy for threatened and active litigation, including copyright and other intellectual property claims, commercial disputes, privacy and consumer claims, and other significant matters.
• Drive matters from initial assessment through resolution, including case strategy, exposure analysis, factual development, discovery, briefing, witness preparation, settlement, trial, and appellate recommendations.
• Build the litigation function’s operating model, including matter intake, escalation, deadline management, budgeting, reporting, knowledge management, resourcing, and team development.
• Design litigation-readiness, legal-hold, preservation, collection, review, production, subpoena, and government-demand workflows with Legal, IT, Security, Research, Privacy, and outside specialists.
• Lead regulatory and internal investigations, enforcement responses, sensitive matters, and cross-functional advice on risks involving training data, model development, releases, licensing, commercial relationships, and public representations.
• Develop playbooks and training, coordinate with Communications, and advise Finance and legal colleagues on reporting, insurance, indemnification, and financial exposure.

Requirements

• J.D. and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, with the ability to satisfy requirements to practice in the role’s location.
• Approximately 12+ years of relevant litigation experience combining law-firm practice with in-house experience at a technology company.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex matters, make strategic decisions, direct outside counsel, and advise business leaders through uncertainty.
• Broad civil litigation experience with strong command of procedure, discovery, evidence, motion practice, and dispute resolution, including meaningful technology or intellectual property disputes.
• Experience building and implementing legal systems, workflows, or programs and converting policies or playbooks into practical processes.
• Experience handling government or regulatory investigations, subpoenas, or other investigative demands, including judgment about when specialist expertise is needed.
• Excellent legal analysis, writing, and communication skills, including explaining complex risks to executives and technical colleagues.
• Technical fluency and curiosity sufficient to understand AI development and deployment, investigate complex factual records, and work credibly with researchers and engineers.
• Strong business judgment, prioritization skills, and a collaborative, low-ego approach combining strategic leadership with detailed and urgent operational work.

Nice to have

• Substantial copyright litigation experience involving software, training data, digital platforms, licensing, or emerging technology.
• Experience establishing or scaling a litigation function at a growing company.
• Experience with open-source software, open-weight models, AI systems, or technically complex discovery.
• Experience coordinating cross-border disputes or investigations and managing counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience developing legal talent, leading teams, or using legal technology to improve matter management and discovery.

Culture & Benefits

• Top-tier compensation with salary, equity, and stock options.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus an annual wellness allowance.
• Daily lunch and dinner provided in the office.
• 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing, non-birthing, adoptive, and surrogate parents.
• Unlimited paid time off in the U.S.; 30 vacation days in the U.K.
• Visa sponsorship and long-term immigration support are available where applicable. Regular off-sites, happy hours, and team celebrations are also provided.

Hiring process

• Employment may be conditioned on the company’s ability to provide access to technology or source code under U.S. Export Administration Regulations, potentially requiring government authorization.