legal
Posted 5 days agoAssociate General Counsel – Litigation
at zoominfo
United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Directly manage, mentor, and develop the Senior Litigation Counsel and other litigation team members (as hired); conduct performance reviews and support career development;
- Own resourcing and workload allocation across the litigation team, ensuring appropriate coverage;
- Strengthen scalable litigation processes, playbooks, and templates (pleadings, discovery protocols, litigation hold procedures) to drive consistency and efficiency;
- Own the company's overall litigation docket and reporting, ensuring the Deputy GC and executive stakeholders have timely, accurate visibility into case status, exposure, and strategy;
- Direct and approve litigation strategy across the portfolio, including cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, and settlement posture, in coordination with the Deputy GC;
- Set standards and approve vendor/technology decisions for eDiscovery, including AI-assisted review tools;
- Prepare and deliver litigation risk reporting and updates to the Deputy GC, General Counsel, and other executive stakeholders as needed;
Requirements
- Partner with the Deputy GC on department-level planning, including litigation budget development, outside counsel panel management, and legal technology/AI tooling decisions.
- People Leadership: Demonstrated ability to manage, mentor, and grow attorneys and legal staff;
- Business Acumen: Deep understanding of business operations and ability to translate complex litigation risk into commercially practical guidance for executives.
- experience managing litigation budgets and outside counsel relationships/spend at scale.
- Innovation: Forward-thinking approach to legal service delivery, including use of legal AI/technology tools in litigation and eDiscovery. Experience
- Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
- experience at a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal department, with at least 3+ years in a people-management or team-leadership capacity.
- experience handling all phases of complex litigation from pleadings through trial/appeal, including significant motion practice, discovery, depositions, and court appearances.
- Autonomy & Judgment: Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, exercise sound judgment in high-pressure, high-visibility situations, and manage competing priorities across a team.
- Strategic Thinking: Exceptional analytical and strategic planning abilities with a proven record of developing creative, business-aligned solutions to complex legal problems. #LI-DB #LI-Hybrid
- ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM) is the Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform that empowers businesses to grow faster with AI-ready insights, trusted data, and advanced automation.
Experience
- Experience: 10+ years of litigation experience, including substantive
Benefits
- Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as the candidate’s work location, qualifications, skills, experience and/or training.
- Your recruiter can share more information about the specific salary range for your desired work location during the hiring process.
- Below is the US base salary for this position. Additional compensation such as Bonus, Commission, Equity and other
- benefits may also apply. $196,000 — $308,000 USD About us:
Additional details
- We move fast, think boldly, and empower you to do the best work of your life.
- You’ll be surrounded by teammates who care deeply, challenge each other, and celebrate wins.
- your impact and a culture that backs your ambition, you won’t just contribute. You’ll make things happen–fast.
- ZoomInfo is seeking an Associate General Counsel – Litigation to serve as the operational and strategic leader of the litigation function, managing the day-to-day docket, directly supervising the Senior Litigation Counsel and litigation support staff, and acting as the primary deputy to the Deputy General Counsel/Chief Litigator on all litigation, disputes, and eDiscovery matters.
- This is a hybrid player-coach role: the AGC will personally own the company's highest-exposure and most sensitive matters while building and managing a high-performing litigation team and function. Primary
- Serve as the escalation point on complex strategic or judgment calls, looping in the Deputy GC on matters of significant exposure or novel legal risk;
- Represent ZoomInfo in mediations, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, and court proceedings as needed for owned matters. eDiscovery, Information Governance & Legal Process
- Provide senior oversight of litigation hold procedures and eDiscovery strategy across the portfolio, partnering with IT, Security, and business stakeholders on retention and information governance policy;
- Provide senior-level oversight and quality control of subpoena response, privilege assertions, and legal process compliance handled by the litigation team.
- Act as a trusted deputy to the Deputy General Counsel/Chief Litigator, stepping in on litigation matters, approvals, and stakeholder communications in the Deputy GC's absence. Required Competencies