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TikTok · 3 weeks ago

Senior Employment Litigation Counsel

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$213K/yr - $376K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The Global Employment Law team is seeking a senior level employment lawyer to manage employment disputes and litigation matters, providing strategic legal advice to Human Resources and business stakeholders globally.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of employment disputes, including risk assessment and development of litigation defense strategies, effective management of external legal counsel, working cross-functionally to manage e-discovery issues, fact-finding and analysis, witness preparation, depositions, case management conferences, motion practice, and arbitration or trial preparation and presentation

Work with investigative teams to ensure thorough, complete, and privileged investigations of employment-related matters, and provide employment law advice and guidance

Serve as a strong contributor on legal compliance matters relating to employment law issues

Help to build and manage internal processes and policies to efficiently and effectively manage our growing litigation caseload

Work cross-functionally to create, lead, or support training on global employment law issues, as needed

Qualification

Employment law expertiseLitigation managementTrial experienceLegal writing skillsInterpersonal skillsJudgmentTeam collaborationIntegrity

Required

Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US State Bar

Extensive employment legal experience in private practice with a highly regarded firm and a corporate legal department, with a focus on advising on investigations and managing employment disputes and litigation matters

Experience taking matters through trial or binding arbitration a plus

Preferred

Experience handling employment litigation matters in multiple jurisdictions, through all stages of litigation, including trial, retaining and managing outside counsel to ensure that all aspects of the company's legal representation are of the highest quality, and representing multi-national companies involved in complex disputes with outstanding outcomes

Demonstrated judgment, personal integrity, and interpersonal skills. Strong ability to work as a team player who can effectively collaborate with colleagues from the Global Legal team and business stakeholders

Excellent communication skills, including exceptional legal writing skills and the ability to craft persuasive and concise briefs

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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