Senior Litigation Counsel, Global Legal

Responsibilities

Introduction :

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why join us :

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

Join us.

About the team :

Our Global Legal team provides key support for all TikTok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market.

We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. The TikTok team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the team.

As a subject matter expert team in the Global Legal department, the Global Litigation team handles litigation matters involving TikTok in all the regions in which TikTok operates, including the United States.

The following describes the responsibilities and requirements for the role.

Responsibilities :

• Handle general litigation, pre-litigation claims, and all related matters.
• Manage all aspects of litigation matters including e-discovery, fact-finding and analysis, witness preparation, depositions, case management conferences, motion practice, and arbitration or trial preparation and presentation.
• Supervise and partner with outside counsel to ensure that all aspects of the company's legal representation are of the highest quality, including the day-to-day running of matters, overall strategy, written work, and oral advocacy.
• Identify potential litigation risk and counsel the business to minimize exposure.
• Support the company's strategy for litigation and pre-litigation disputes.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
• In-depth litigation experience in a combination of private practice and a corporate litigation department with a highly regarded firm and organization (tech or media, preferred).
• Substantive experience with legal issues related to consumer-facing technology required.
• Experience with individual and multistate attorney general enforcement actions and other litigation and / or experience with federal multi-district litigations required.
• Ability to research complex legal questions. Demonstrated judgment, personal integrity, and inter-personal 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.
• Member in good standing of the New York or California bar association or another bar association with the ability to register as in-house counsel in New York or California.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Nice-to-have experience includes internal investigations, government or regulatory investigations, intellectual property litigation, platform liability, consumer litigation, class action, or arbitration.
• Experience at or representing Internet technology and / or entertainment companies is strongly preferred.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.

Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https : / / shorturl.at / cdpT2.