Senior Counsel, Snap

Litigation

$244-366k

+ RSU's

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area

4-5 days a week in office

Snap

Social media & camera company

Job no longer available

Snap

Social media & camera company

1001+ employees

B2CAugmented RealitySocialSocial MediaMobile

Job no longer available

$244-366k

+ RSU's

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area

4-5 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CAugmented RealitySocialSocial MediaMobile

Company mission

To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Role

Who you are

  • Highly skilled in all aspects of litigation (e.g., brief-writing, legal strategy, discovery, deposition and trial preparation, expert witnesses); trial experience a plus
  • Demonstrated record of successfully leading significant aspects of complex legal matters
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Facility with eDiscovery, including managing voluminous document productions in a cost-effective manner
  • Ability to collaborate well with colleagues
  • Strong organizational and case management skills
  • Sound judgment on legal and business issues
  • Collaborative team player who can connect well with a broad range of people and knows how to provide solution-minded legal advice, cognizant of business objectives
  • Self-starter who is able to recognize and set priorities independently
  • Able to juggle multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced environment
  • J.D. degree from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials
  • Active membership in at least one state bar in good standing
  • 8+ years of legal experience in litigation matters

Desirable

  • Member of California Bar or Member of the California Bar’s Registered In-house Counsel Program
  • In-house experience is highly preferred. If you have all of that plus experience with the tech sector, we’ll be blown away

What the job involves

  • The Legal & Policy Team is Snap’s dedicated in-house law firm, policy consultant, lobbyist, thought partner, and all-around advisor
  • We help Snap do the right thing the right way, make better decisions, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges, both external and internal
  • We value the power of diversity, as we continually strive to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative
  • We’re looking for an experienced, multifaceted litigator to join our Litigation Team!
  • Be an active and strategic manager of a diverse range of matters within Snap’s complex litigation docket across multiple jurisdictions, running cutting-edge cases and making key strategic decisions
  • Oversee all aspects of outside counsel relationships on those matters, including the initial RFP process, fee arrangements, staffing, and strategy
  • Oversee substantive work on those same matters, including working with experts, editing legal briefs, preparing witnesses, and negotiating settlements
  • Provide wise counsel to business teams to help identify pitfalls from a risk perspective and head them off at the get-go
  • Collaborate cross-functionally

Our take

Snap is the social media giant that owns Snapchat, a social media mobile app released in 2011. Created to serve as a more emotive communication form than texting, the app has gained mass popularity, reaching upwards of 400 million daily users worldwide.

After rejecting a billion dollar acquisition from Meta (then Facebook) in 2013, Snap has found itself in competition with the social media giant, particularly with Instagram. Despite this, the company has marked a place for itself in the ever competitive social media space through developing features like a Discover tab, augmented reality lenses, in-app games, ads and monetisation options, as well as launching its paid service, Snapchat+.

Snap has so far not earned an annual profit since going public in 2017, but as Snapchat's user base has continually increased it has nearly closed the gap. Like other tech companies it suffered in late 2022 due to a surprise drop in advertising revenue, but has been rebuilding to its former trajectory since then. Given Snapchat's lasting popularity amongst young people, further success appears likely.

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Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

May 2016

$1.8bn

SERIES F

Mar 2015

$200m

SERIES E

Total funding: $2.6bn

Company benefits

  • Paid maternity, paternity and family caregiver leave
  • Adoption, surrogacy, infertility and fertility preservation benefits
  • Backup child care coverage, caregiver assistance and digital maternity care support
  • Short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HSA and HMO options
  • Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
  • Vision coverage, including LASIK benefits
  • Gym perks and discounts
  • Team fitness classes, hikes and races
  • Sports leagues
  • Cooking and nutritional workshops
  • Generous time off and leave programmes
  • Meditation and yoga classes
  • Emotional and mental health support programmes and apps
  • Social gatherings, team outings and volunteering programmes
  • Speaker series, classes and subscriptions to educational programmes
  • Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega Backdoor option!)
  • Rocket Lawyer memberships
  • Financial education programmes
  • Compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
  • Have a teammate going through a tough time? Lend them a hand through our internal Snap-a-wish programme! We'll work hard to make sure they get the support they need.

Company values

  • We Are Kind - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
  • We Are Smart - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
  • We Are Creative - We gracefully manage ambiguity, cultivate innovation and demonstrate an insatiable desire to learn

Company HQ

Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA

Leadership

Evan Spiegel

(CEO)

Graduated from Standford with a BS in Product Design.

Bobby Murphy

(CTO)

Studied Mathematical and Computational Science at Stanford.

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