Director, Litigation

The role

You will manage litigation matters and pre-litigation disputes related to AI answer engines, models, and technologies. You will work with AI, engineering, and product teams to assess legal risk and develop litigation strategy.

What you will do

• Manage litigation matters and pre-litigation disputes across all phases
• Provide counsel across intellectual property, privacy, commercial, and regulatory matters
• Evaluate and respond to litigation threats and demands
• Select, onboard, manage, and collaborate with outside counsel
• Partner with AI, product, and engineering teams to identify litigation risks
• Assist in responding to regulatory investigations and inquiries
• Build internal litigation processes, policies, and tools
• Monitor the evolving legal and regulatory landscape for AI, copyright, and privacy

Required qualifications

• JD
• In good standing with an active US state bar membership
• At least 15+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience handling complex commercial litigation
• Deep substantive knowledge of litigation practice and procedure
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and collaboration skills
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to communicate clearly and credibly with business and technical audiences
• Hands-on attitude
• Low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves approach
• Excellent composure in stressful situations
• High level of integrity
• Ability to work independently with limited guidance

Nice to have

• California preferred
• Experience representing emerging technology companies preferred
• Experience managing copyright and privacy litigation, as well as commercial disputes, for AI or other emerging technology companies
• Experience managing regulatory responses or investigations, including both first-party and third-party responses
• Experience building or scaling a litigation function at a growth-stage company
• Experience litigating cases in multiple jurisdictions, including internationally
• A passion for supporting the development of AI that is both innovative and trustworthy

About the company

Perplexity AI is a rapidly growing AI technology company. The company is building an AI answer engine, models, and technologies.