Lead Counsel, Special Investigations

Meta•Washington, DC

8d•$170,000 - $237,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking an attorney experienced in collaborating across teams to join a legal team responsible for privileged and complex internal investigations. The investigations may involve anti-corruption, cyber-security, anti-money laundering, securities, competition law, international trade, fraud, and other legal risk areas. The attorney will help assess and identify potential legal and regulatory risks, as well as programmatic opportunities to strengthen the company's accounting, compliance, and integrity controls. Working closely with cross-functional partners, the attorney will scope, investigate, and remediate matters to mitigate company risk. This role offers the opportunity to work on novel issues in a growing legal team and a dynamic environment with evolving priorities. This is a full-time position.

Requirements

J.D. degree or foreign equivalent.
Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status, if required by the state bar in the assigned work location.
At least 5 years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including law firm, in-house, and/or government experience.
At least 5 years of relevant experience conducting investigations.
Demonstrated experience assessing risk.
Experience communicating investigation findings and legal risk assessments, both in writing and verbally, to senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
Demonstrated experience providing business-oriented legal counsel to internal clients on risk and compliance matters.

Nice To Haves

Experience building relationships and working in a cross-functional team to address complex legal challenges.
Experience and background conducting internal investigations.
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
Demonstrated knowledge of the technology regulatory landscape, authorities, and frameworks.
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering or agent orchestration, and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.

Responsibilities

Conduct internal investigations across the globe involving anti-corruption, cyber security, anti-money laundering, securities, competition law, international trade, fraud, and other matters involving potential criminal and regulatory liability.
Retain and manage outside counsel for investigation matters.
Ensure investigations result in remediations that maintain a compliant environment and strengthen Meta's compliance infrastructure.