Runway Ml
Counsel/Senior Counsel, Litigation
Remote. Posted 7 months ago
The role
The Litigation Counsel will manage litigation, dispute resolution, and regulatory requests. You will advise business stakeholders on litigation risk and help build the litigation function as the business scales.
What you will do
- Manage litigation, third-party process, dispute resolution, and regulatory requests
- Manage outside counsel regarding case strategy and written advocacy
- Build, improve, document, and execute repeatable processes for litigation functions
- Advise key stakeholders on litigation risk
- Field day-to-day requests from legal team members and cross-functional partners
- Partner with Customer Support Team to resolve small disputes and escalations
- Monitor regulatory and policy developments relating to generative AI
- Dive into technical aspects of the product and industry
- Support the team in other legal domains like employment, privacy, and IP
Required qualifications
- J.D.
- Admission in good standing with at least one state bar
- 5+ years of dedicated litigation experience (can include clerkships)
- Litigation experience in some combination of copyright, class action, securities, and regulatory matters
- Deep knowledge of complex civil litigation practice and procedure, including discovery and federal and state court rules
- Track record of running litigation matters
- Working knowledge of the key legal issues in Runway’s industry
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Sound judgment under pressure and strong business acumen
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritize effectively
- Strong sense of ownership
Nice to have
- In-house experience (particularly at a technology company)
- Experience with emerging technologies, particularly generative AI and copyright litigation
- Familiarity with Runway and the generative AI video industry
- Excitement about generative AI
About the company
Runway is building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. The team aims to build world models that experience the world and learn from mistakes.