Associate Litigation Counsel

📋 Description

• • Manage all phases of litigation, arbitration, and pre-litigation disputes across commercial, consumer, and employment matters in the U.S. and Canada.
• • Oversee intellectual property matters including trademark and copyright enforcement, domain name disputes, and responses to cease-and-desist letters.
• • Partner directly with business teams to proactively identify legal risks and develop practical, business-aligned solutions that support Real’s technology-powered real estate platform.
• • Select, manage, and supervise outside counsel to ensure high-quality legal representation while maintaining cost-effective legal spend.
• • Lead internal investigations, subpoena responses, and e-discovery processes in close collaboration with IT and product teams.
• • Provide legal counsel to internal stakeholders on risk mitigation strategies that balance business objectives with compliance requirements.
• • Develop litigation strategies, support settlement negotiations, and assist with drafting motions, briefs, and other legal filings as needed.
• • Monitor and advise on evolving legal and regulatory developments that could impact the company’s operations in the U.S. and Canada.
• • Translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal business leaders across departments.
• • Maintain hands-on involvement in litigation workflows from initial dispute assessment through resolution, including trial preparation and post-judgment matters.
• • Utilize Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, SharePoint, Word, and Excel to manage documents, communications, and case tracking.
• • Engage with legal technology and e-discovery platforms to streamline case management, document review, and discovery processes.
• • Work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration with teams in product, engineering, compliance, and human resources.
• • Operate within standard business hours Monday through Friday, aligned with local U.S. time zones.
• • Contribute to a culture of innovation by challenging assumptions, proposing smarter solutions, and prioritizing outcomes over effort.
• • Uphold Real’s Operating Principles including being Agent Obsessed, Moving Fast with Purpose, Owning Your Outcome, Being Bold and Challenging Often, and Winning Together.
• • Maintain active licensure in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and comply with all state bar requirements.
• • Adhere to all legal and ethical obligations associated with the practice of law, including confidentiality and conflict-of-interest protocols.
• • Support the legal and compliance team in scaling litigation infrastructure to meet the demands of a rapidly growing public company.
• • Participate in company-wide initiatives aimed at fostering inclusion, diversity, and equitable workplace practices.