Senior Counsel, Litigation

1 Day ago • 8 Years + • Legal • $195,466 PA - $292,783 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As Senior Counsel, Litigation at Epic Games, you'll provide global legal support, managing all aspects of legal disputes and litigation. Responsibilities include shaping litigation strategies, managing e-discovery and fact-finding, witness preparation, motion practice, arbitration, and trial preparation. You will lead outside counsel, collaborate with cross-functional teams, identify process improvement opportunities, and manage pre-litigation matters. The role demands strong strategic decision-making, effective communication, and the ability to balance legal risk with business needs in a fast-paced environment.
Must have:
  • 8+ years litigation experience (in-house preferred)
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Effective communication
  • US litigation process familiarity
  • Manage all aspects of litigation
  • Lead outside counsel
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Good to have:
  • International litigation experience

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

LEGAL

What We Do

Epic's multi-specialized team of attorneys and legal professionals partner across our organization to provide legal solutions as well as consult and inform on the products we build and games we develop.

What You'll Do

As Litigation Senior Counsel at Epic Games, you will provide legal support globally to a dynamic, fast-paced video game and software development company. This includes managing all aspects of legal disputes and litigation including outside counsel, factual investigation and discovery, motions practice and leading trial teams.

In this role, you will

  • Shape, inform, and implement multifaceted litigation strategies across various subject matters to advance and protect company priorities
  • Manage and help run all aspects of litigation matters, including e-discovery; fact-finding and analysis; witness preparation; motion practice; as well as arbitration and trial preparation and presentation
  • Lead outside counsel to ensure litigation strategy alignment with Epic principles
  • Frequently collaborate with cross-functional legal and business teams to practically balance legal risk with business needs, advise and support company objectives
  • Identify opportunities for improving internal litigation processes and implement solutions
  • Strategize, coordinate, and manage all aspects of pre-litigation matters

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of litigation experience, preferably with some in-house experience
  • Intellectual curiosity and strategic, proactive decisionmaking
  • Interest in working in a fast-paced environment where no day is like another
  • Willingness to engage in new and unfamiliar tasks with minimal oversight
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and balance multiple tasks and responsibilities
  • Effective and direct communicator who is experienced and interested in working in a collaborative environment
  • Familiarity with the US litigation process (international experience a plus)
  • Detail oriented and driven to provide high-quality work

This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA, NYC, & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

New York City Base Pay Range
$199,625$292,783 USD
California Base Pay Range
$199,625$292,783 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$195,466$286,683 USD

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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