Counsel - Litigation & Regulatory

AppLovin•Palo Alto, CA

22h•Remote

About The Position

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com. To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others. Fortune recognizes AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, and the company has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the last four years (2021-2024). Check out the rest of our awards HERE. AppLovin seeks an intellectually curious, strategic, and highly motivated attorney to join the growing Litigation & Regulatory team. Reporting to the Director, Litigation & Regulatory, you will serve as a key partner, providing litigation & regulatory support across AppLovin’s suite of products (AdTech, AI, and e-commerce), including: Litigation: Helping handle day-to-day litigation issues and developing strategies to avoid disputes and resolve pre-litigation matters, regulatory inquiries, and actual disputes. Regulatory: Helping analyze regulatory developments (in the US and internationally) that may impact our businesses or products and helping translate them into plain language and practical product solutions. Product Counseling: Applying your litigation and regulatory insights to help business teams avoid blind spots with existing products and during the development of new products, particularly those involving emerging or high-visibility technologies like AI and AdTech. This role requires good judgment, a strong work ethic, excellent communication and relationship-building skills, comfort working in gray areas, and a strong interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law. This will be a great opportunity to work on cutting edge issues in an exciting and fast-paced environment. If this interests you and you want the opportunity to work with a fun, collaborative team — we would love to talk to you! We are headquartered in Palo Alto, California, but this role is eligible for alternative worksites and/or work from home. Why AppLovin Legal? Cutting Edge & Real Impact: You will have the ability to provide input and ideas to help us consider complex legal questions, resolve hard problems, and see the impact of your work. Constant Growth: We prioritize mentorship and professional development, offering the autonomy to lead projects and broaden skills as the organization evolves, iterates with existing products, and develops new ones Culture of Collaboration: As a team, we take our work very seriously, but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. We show up each day ready to collaborate and support each other—and we have fun doing it. Business Minded: We pride ourselves on our collaborative and respected relationship with the business, and we constantly strive to continue building that relationship, maintain our trusted position, and facilitate successful business outcomes.

Requirements

The Mindset: You are a self-starter with a high EQ who thrives in “gray areas.” You are comfortable helping make decisions with imperfect information and can pivot quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Communication: You can distill complex legal theories into simple, digestible advice for non-lawyers.
Experience: 3–5 years of litigation and/or regulatory experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department, specifically supporting tech clients.
Credentials: JD from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership (and eligible to register for California’s or an applicable state bar’s in-house counsel program).

Nice To Haves

A federal judicial clerkship
Direct experience in AdTech.
Direct experience with data privacy and associated litigation.
Experience working across international jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Help manage and resolve day-to-day pre-litigation and litigation matters, including consumer or commercial matters, IP disputes, employment-related issues, and other matters.
Help develop and oversee litigation strategy and resolution in more complex litigation matters, including working with outside counsel, assisting with factual investigations, and helping drive briefing.
Manage and lead responses to subpoenas, statutory requests for information, and requests from government and law enforcement agencies.
Partner with cross-functional teams to plan, conduct, and manage internal investigations.
Identify and assist with the development of strategies for litigation prevention, including proposing updates to online terms, other public-facing documentation, and user interfaces.
Partner with cross-functional teams to provide legal guidance on risk-related strategy and compliance matters.
Help manage the litigation hold process and help facilitate document preservation and document discovery efforts.
Assist with litigation-related recordkeeping and public reporting.
Monitor litigation trends and developments relevant to the tech industry and provide proactive guidance to mitigate potential risks.
Help review regulatory requests and inquiries and assist with preparing responses and participating in related workstreams.
Monitor the shifting global regulatory landscape and translate complex laws into plain language, actionable guidance for product teams.
Provide holistic legal advice to business teams across various subject areas, including consumer protection, intermediary liability, IP, marketing laws, and other global legal frameworks.
Evaluate proposed product initiatives and new features to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies.
Help continually review and refine our global content policies.