Senior Counsel, Litigation Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Senior Counsel, Litigation (R26725)
Department
Legal & Compliance
Location
Multiple Locations
Product
Corporate
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26725
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 including managing all patent litigation 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.
Provide targeted guidance on non-litigation and pre-litigation patent matters as needed, including portfolio assessment and management.
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.
What we’re looking for
8+ years of litigation experience including patent matters, in-house experience and/or experience in tech or gaming industries.
Intellectual curiosity and strategic, proactive decision making.
Interest in working in a fast-paced environment where no day is like another.
Comfort managing a wide array of legal disputes, including providing targeted expertise in patent-related matters when required. This is not a full-time patent position. You must be willing to and interested in working on matters beyond patent.
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