Senior Litigation Counsel

17 hours, 25 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Legal
Block

Block

Block is a company that consists of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, TBD, and foundational teams. They are focused on economic empowerment by creating tools to expand access to the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow businesses, Cash App redefin...

Capital Markets
10K-50K
Founded 2009

Description

  • Lead strategy for significant litigation and regulatory enforcement matters from pre-litigation through resolution.
  • Advise senior leadership on legal risk, enforcement trends, and business impact.
  • Manage outside counsel and drive efficient, high-quality outcomes.
  • Personally handle critical aspects of matters, including legal strategy, discovery, and key filings.
  • Handle complex disputes involving class actions, commercial litigation, privacy, and consumer protection.
  • Work closely with other legal teams to align on risk and strategy.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Compliance, and Risk to identify and mitigate issues.
  • Support litigation and enforcement strategy across Block’s products and services.

Requirements

  • J.D. and active bar membership.
  • 10+ years of litigation experience at a leading law firm, government agency, or in-house.
  • Experience leading complex litigation and/or regulatory enforcement matters.
  • Deep securities litigation experience preferred.
  • Expertise in class actions, commercial disputes, privacy, and/or financial regulatory enforcement issues.
  • Experience handling litigation for a public company, including financial reporting, audit, and governance obligations.
  • Strong judgment and ability to translate legal risk into practical business guidance.
  • Exceptional collaboration skills across legal disciplines and cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication and advocacy skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • AI-first perspective with interest in using AI-driven tools for litigation management, discovery, and related workflows.

Benefits

  • Starting salary range of $276,800 to $415,200 USD, depending on location and experience.
  • Remote work options.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Modern family planning benefits.
  • Inclusive interview experience with reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants.

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