Senior Litigation Counsel

<h3><strong>Join Our Team as a Senior Litigation Counsel at Axiom</strong></h3> <h3><strong>Location: NYC; Hybrid - 3 Days On-Site</strong></h3> <p>Axiom is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel to support our client, a large fashion/lifestyle company. In this role, you will advise business stakeholders on litigation exposure, risk, and resolution strategy while overseeing outside counsel and managing key litigation processes.</p> <h3><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Manage litigation across regulatory, employment and wage-and-hour, commercial, intellectual property and brand protection, privacy/TCPA, and personal injury matters.</li> <li>Partner with and oversee outside counsel, ensuring strategy, budgets, and approaches align with business priorities.</li> <li>Advise business stakeholders on litigation exposure, risk, resolution strategies, and practical risk mitigation.</li> <li>Draft and review pleadings, motions, administrative submissions, settlement agreements, releases, arbitration agreements, waivers, and related documents.</li> <li>Lead litigation processes, including preservation obligations, litigation holds, eDiscovery collection, review, and production.</li> <li>Support Legal Department leadership on policy development, internal investigations, special initiatives, cross-functional projects, and relevant legal and industry developments.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Qualifications:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Significant litigation experience managing a broad range of disputes.</li> <li>Experience overseeing outside counsel and managing litigation strategy and budgets.</li> <li>Experience advising business stakeholders on litigation exposure, risk, and resolution.</li> <li>Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Preferred Skills:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>3+ years of in-house legal experience preferred.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Compensation:</strong></h3> <p>The estimated total compensation for full-time Axiom attorney roles is $104,500-325,000 per year and for non-attorney roles is $71,250-309,750 per year.<strong> </strong>Compensation decisions are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, certifications, location, and business needs. Employees may be eligible for additional benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and PTO; flexible work arrangements; and professional development opportunities and tools.</p> <h3><strong>About Axiom:</strong></h3> <p>For over 25 years, Axiom has pioneered the alternative legal services industry, now serving more than 1,500 legal departments globally with our unique blend of world-class legal talent and advanced AI tools, delivering innovative solutions ranging from that combine top-tier talent with cutting-edge technology. We tackle complex legal matters across 12 practice areas for clients ranging from Fortune 100 to SMBs, empowering our legal professionals to engage in meaningful work that advances their careers. Our Talent NPS score of +71% and our Client NPS score of +64% highlight our commitment to excellence (<em>Reported scores were Axiom’s average for 2025 – the legal industry average NPS score is +35%</em>). Join our forward-thinking community where you’ll keep your career dynamic and multi-faceted, be part of a company that values agility, collaboration, and excellence, and <strong>love both the law and your life.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers"><strong>Learn more abo