We’re looking for an experienced Counsel located in Brazil to join our Litigation and Regulatory Legal team. You’ll use your experience handling a variety of litigation matters, process building, and taking a hands-on approach to advance Discord’s interests in Brazil. From engagement with legal and regulatory bodies working cross functionally with our public policy lead for Brazil, to pre-litigation disputes to complex and business-critical litigation matters and engagement with law enforcement, you’ll develop processes for handling issues in Brazil and represent the company in legal and law enforcement matters. You’ll play a critical role on Discord’s Legal team and collaborate with colleagues throughout the company as you successfully advocate for Discord.

What you'll be doing

• Defend Discord in litigation and regulatory/investigatory matters in Brazil
• Draft responses to official queries from law enforcement, regulators, and other governmental entities
• Assess judicial landscape and monitor court decisions to determine impacts on Discord’s legal positions and advise Discord accordingly
• Collaborate with regional public policy member on regulatory and legal engagement strategy
• Advise on what Discord’s approach should be with respect to consumer complaint agencies and other similar governmental agencies (e.g. PROCON)
• Outside counsel management: negotiate best in class engagements and fee agreements with Brazilian outside counsel
• Engage with and educate Brazilian law enforcement and other governmental entities as needed on topics including Discord’s policies and practices regarding user data requests, child safety, and content moderation
• Serve as a point of contact for law enforcement and regulatory questions and escalations
• Build regional escalation and matter tracking processes
• Counsel Legal and cross-functional colleagues on Brazilian law applicable to platform liability, user data disclosure, content moderation, minor safety, data privacy and related topics.

What you should have

• Bachelor of Laws degree or Juris Doctor degree from a respected law school and license to practice law in Brazil
• 7+ years PQE combined experience at a well-respected law firm and in-house legal department for a consumer-facing technology platform
• Experience with regulatory investigations
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in Internet law, including for example: platform liability, minor safety, privacy, consumer protection, and other relevant areas of law for a consumer-facing technology platform
• Strategic mindset that balances proactive action and pragmatic risk management within resource constraints
• Excellent writer and communicator who can tailor the message to the audience
• Willingness to take on any project, from large to small
• Experience with scaling processes and procedures for a fast-growing company
• Demonstrated experience managing projects, prioritizing, and consistently achieving results
• Curiosity and ability to jump into less familiar areas and learn while doing
• High emotional intelligence with an attitude of open-mindedness, collaboration, flexibility, growth-mindset, kindness, and being open and humble
• Relevant experience in Latin American countries outside of Brazil

This is an international position in Brazil employed by an international PEO.

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