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Meta is seeking an experienced disputes lawyer to join its EMEA Civil Litigation team. You will manage a varied docket of significant, complex civil disputes and advise the business on evolving litigation risks. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team working on a range of high-profile and novel disputes across the EMEA region.
Job Responsibility:
Lead a busy docket of high-stakes litigation matters across the UK and EMEA, with a focus on class actions and multi-jurisdictional claims
Formulate and execute complex litigation strategies for matters pending before national and international courts, particularly regarding ad-tech, privacy, consumer protection and competition
Provide expertly calibrated strategic advice on litigation risk to internal stakeholders across our product, business and public policy teams
Lead the development of factual and expert evidence and prepare company witnesses
Partner and coordinate closely with internal legal specialists, particularly in our regulatory, competition, and data legal teams
Manage outside counsel relationships, including material oversight of litigation costs, budgets, and reporting
Present clear and concise updates to executive and board-level leadership on significant litigation developments and strategic risks
Requirements:
Solicitor or barrister qualified to practise in the UK with 8+ years of post-qualification litigation experience, preferably within a leading law firm or an in-house technology legal team
Experience of working on complex cross-border technology disputes including class, mass and/or representative actions, at various appellate levels
Demonstrated experience in operating comfortably within high levels of complexity and ambiguity
Proven experience of successfully managing large-scale and/or time-sensitive contentious matters to completion, balancing evolving priorities and a broad range of stakeholders
Significant court experience, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
Demonstrated experience building relationships and influencing across functional boundaries and/or globally
Effective communication skills, with a specific ability to explain complex technologies to courts and non-legal stakeholders
Fluency in English
An appetite for complex, cutting-edge litigation, and a keen interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law
Nice to have:
Significant experience in privacy and/or competition litigation or related regulatory investigations
Experience working with litigation consulting and economic experts
Prior in-house experience at a global technology company
Experience working within an AI-native environment and/or leveraging AI-supported workflows