Airbnb Associate General Counsel Litigation Risk & Regulatory 

United States 

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A Typical Day:

As Associate General Counsel— Risk & Regulatory you will:

• Be responsible for a diverse range of litigation, regulatory, and operations matters in a wide range of practice areas and in numerous jurisdictions.
• Manage litigation and conduct regulatory investigations.
• Provide advice and counsel to various internal clients to proactively address and resolve potential disputes while providing risk mitigation advice to business clients and supporting business objectives.
• Provide advice and counsel to various legal teams and work closely with other attorneys, compliance personnel and public policy experts to help solve complex problems.
• Review and analyze legal risks for Airbnb, including on development of products and services.
• Devise processes and procedures to help support a rapidly-growing, global business.

Your Expertise:

• J.D. with a strong academic record.
• Licensed attorney with 15-20+ years of experience in a law firm as a trial attorney handling complex litigation and regulatory matters, ideally including interaction with regulators and/or policy-makers. First chair trial experience is a must.
• First chair trial experience, including managing complex documents and strategic business advice for clients.
• Demonstrated record for success strategizing, handling and managing complex litigation and regulatory matters.
• Strong litigation and regulatory investigation experience is a must and platform liability, policy and regulatory experience is desired.
• Broad base of substantive law relating to high technology companies.
• Creative, entrepreneurial, quick thinking, pragmatic business oriented advice and ability to properly balance risks and business reward; ability to craft legal solutions in novel ways is essential.
• Highly motivated, efficient, and organized; able to juggle multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced environment, both collaborating as a team and working independently
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal and ability to advocate for a position while maintaining an open-minded approach.
• Interest in expanding the scope of your practice to diverse areas of law as the legal team grows and matures.
• Passion for travel, home sharing and deep appreciation for the Airbnb community.
• Good sense of humor, disdain for drama and desire to get things done.

Offices: United States