Reddit - Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation
Requirements
• JD, top academic background, and a current license in a state bar in the United States. • 6-10 years of employment law experience, preferably with a mix of big law firm training and in-house experience at a tech or fast-paced company. • Extensive litigation experience with preference for candidates who have experience with all phases of litigation. • Deep knowledge of U.S. employment laws, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and related state and local equivalents, as well as laws related to intermediary liability issues. • Experience with California employment law. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Strong soft skills with the ability to build relationships with legal team members, colleagues, and internal stakeholders at all levels. • Team-oriented with experience working in a diverse and remote working environment. • Federal Clerkship • ESI/e-Discovery Expertise • International Litigation Experience • First Amendment/Content/Moderation Litigation Experience
Responsibilities
• Oversee and manage a wide range of employment and general litigation matters. You will drive case strategy, ensure cost-effective representation, and manage outside counsel through all phases of the litigation lifecycle from discovery and motions to trial and/or arbitration. • Assist in fact finding and internal reviews of potential claims to provide early assessments of a case’s strengths and defenses to inform overall legal and business strategy. • Respond to third-party subpoenas and similar requests, pre-litigation demand letters and administrative charges (EEOC/CRD). • Serve as a strategic, proactive, and pragmatic legal partner and collaborator to our Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Compensation, Benefits, and Contingent Workforce, Public Policy, Trust & Safety Policy teams and other internal stakeholders on employment-related and general litigation matters. • Advise on and direct employment legal matters, including those relating to employee relations, recruitment, wage/hour, terminations, reductions in force, leaves of absence, privacy, mobility, compensation, benefits, international expansion, M&A, executive compensation, and contingent workforce. • Prepare, review, and advise on employment agreements and policies, including offer letters, handbooks, compensation plans, and separation agreements. • Conduct internal investigations, worker classification assessments, and other employment-related audits. • Drive innovation by providing legal review and advice regarding the e-Discovery process, AI utilization, and the evaluation of outside counsel performance and spend. • Actively monitor evolving laws and regulations affecting substantive legal areas and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders.
Benefits
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs • Family Planning Support • Gender-Affirming Care • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits • Flexible Vacation & Reddit Global Days off • Generous paid Parental Leave • Paid Volunteer time off • Pay Transparency: • Pay Transparency: • This job posting may span more than one career level. • In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/. • To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below. • The base salary range for this position is: • $230,000—$322,000 USD • In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews. • During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable. We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes. We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision. For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.
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