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Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment Litigation

SpaceX· Legal
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Palo Alto, CA$245k - $305kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior litigation counsel focused on labor and employment matters, with opportunities to handle other dispute types, based in Palo Alto, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all facets of litigation, with a focus on labor and employment disputes but with opportunities to expand portfolio to include consumer, contractual, commercial, or other legal disputes
  • Conduct internal investigations; support discovery efforts; draft and review discovery requests/responses, pleadings, and briefs; direct litigation strategy; and negotiate settlements
  • Identify legal risks and mitigate them by designing and implementing controls

Qualifications

  • JD from an ABA accredited law school
  • 7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney
  • Experience litigating labor and employment disputes

Skills

Required:Litigation managementInternal investigationsDiscovery and pleadingsNegotiation

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave policy details per company policy
  • potential long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards) and discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with discount
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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