Senior Litigation Counsel

Axiom is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel to support our client, a large fashion/lifestyle company. In this role, you will advise business stakeholders on litigation exposure, risk, and resolution strategy while overseeing outside counsel and managing key litigation processes.

Responsibilities:

• Manage litigation across regulatory, employment and wage-and-hour, commercial, intellectual property and brand protection, privacy/TCPA, and personal injury matters.
• Partner with and oversee outside counsel, ensuring strategy, budgets, and approaches align with business priorities.
• Advise business stakeholders on litigation exposure, risk, resolution strategies, and practical risk mitigation.
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, administrative submissions, settlement agreements, releases, arbitration agreements, waivers, and related documents.
• Lead litigation processes, including preservation obligations, litigation holds, eDiscovery collection, review, and production.
• Support Legal Department leadership on policy development, internal investigations, special initiatives, cross-functional projects, and relevant legal and industry developments.

Qualifications:

• Significant litigation experience managing a broad range of disputes.
• Experience overseeing outside counsel and managing litigation strategy and budgets.
• Experience advising business stakeholders on litigation exposure, risk, and resolution.
• Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.

Preferred Skills:

• 3+ years of in-house legal experience preferred.

Compensation:

The estimated total compensation for full-time Axiom attorney roles is $104,500-325,000 per year and for non-attorney roles is $71,250-309,750 per year. Compensation decisions are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, certifications, location, and business needs. Employees may be eligible for additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and PTO; flexible work arrangements; and professional development opportunities and tools.