Litigation Counsel

At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role can be based in one of India offices (Bangalore Mumbai or Gurgaon).

As Litigation Counsel at LinkedIn and a member of LinkedIns Protection Competition and Defense team you will be responsible for managing all kinds of litigation and pre-litigation disputes in APAC primarily in India.  You will coordinate with and manage external counsel barristers and consultants to ensure effective representation.  You will also handle responses to law-enforcement and third-party subpoenas and regulatory addition you will provide litigation privacy and regulatory risk counseling related to LinkedIn business issues.  Best of all youll join a fast-paced well-rounded collaborative Legal & Public Policy Team that values diversity humor and teamwork. 

Responsibilities: 

• Manage all kinds of litigation and pre-litigation disputes across India for the company.
• Dig into the business and legal context of your matters in order to drive strategic and tactical case decisions
• Develop the best possible evidentiary record for your cases by investigating sources of information available across the business
• Handle subpoenas and regulatory inquiries and other litigation-adjacent matters
• Support and advise LinkedIns India Grievance and Compliance officers particularly with government takedown requests and user disputes 
• Support and advise LinkedIns Nodal officer and law enforcement response team regarding Indian law enforcement requests
• Drive good business results by providing practical legal advice on a range of product issues impacted by active or threatened litigation matters 
• Engage and manage outside counsel and vendors to ensure the delivery of practical efficient and expert litigation advice and service
• Play an active role in fulfilling LinkedIns mission of connecting the worlds professionals to make them more productive and successful by being an integral member of our fast-paced well-rounded collaborative (and fun!) Legal & Public Policy Team 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications: 

• LL.B/LL.M from a recognized university and admission to the bar (Certificate of Practice)
• 3 years of combined litigation experience at a law firm in-house and/or governmental agencies 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Candidates with prior litigation experience before courts and tribunals will be preferred.
• Broad litigation experience including discovery motion practice oral arguments trials drafting compelling briefs pre-suit activity mediation and settlement negotiations 
• Experience with privacy and/or technology law
• Experience and comfort with highly-technical subject matter 
• Experience working in-house at a technology company or working closely with global technology clients 
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively both independently and in cross-functional teams to drive results
• Excellent judgment and analytical abilities impeccable integrity and a good sense of humor

Suggested Skills:

• Litigation
• Privacy Litigation
• Class Action Defense
• Regulatory Response

Additional Information :

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Employment Type :

Full-time