Litigation Paralegal
Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Snapchat is the camera used by over 150 million people every day to Snap with family, watch Stories from friends, see events from around the world, and explore expertly curated content from top publishers. In short, we are a passionate team working hard to build the best platform in the world for communication and storytelling.
We’re looking for a Litigation Paralegal to join Team Snapchat! Working closely with the Legal team, you will play a key role in coordinating the broad range of functions required to manage a complex litigation portfolio, including managing discovery support; helping select, onboard, and manage electronic platforms to assist with discovery and legal holds; tracking deadlines and documents for outstanding matters; interacting with outside counsel; and assisting in reporting to senior management on significant litigation. Working from our Venice, CA headquarters, you will collaborate with super-smart colleagues throughout the company to handle tasks across Snap Inc.’s general civil litigation and patent litigation portfolios.
What you’ll do:
- Provide full litigation support, including matter management
- Provide discovery support, including e-discovery, to outside counsel and in-house lawyers
- Assist in-house teams with selecting, onboarding, and properly managing e-discovery and legal hold platforms
- Prepare drafts of litigation reports for senior executives
- Work with outside counsel on deadlines and billing
- Help in-house counsel collect relevant information from business teams for declarations, briefs explaining the company’s background and products, and other documents
- Edit and proofread litigation documents
- Help establish and implement litigation best practices across the litigation teams
- Handle other projects at the direction of the head of litigation and head of IP
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ years paralegal experience, at least some of it in a corporate litigation department
- Patent litigation experience preferred
- Experience using and managing e-discovery and legal hold platforms
- Paralegal training and bachelor’s degree from an accredited higher learning program required
- Outstanding analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented, business-friendly team player, with an ability to accommodate tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information
- Whip-smart but doesn’t take themselves too seriously
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at [email protected].