Counsel (Litigation)

Join Salesforce as a Counsel (Litigation) and be part of a dynamic Global Litigation team. In this role, you will focus on offensive litigation and proactive enforcement, investigating facts, building cases, and prosecuting claims to protect the business. You will also support core defensive matters as needed and contribute to the ongoing deployment of AI tools across our practice. This position requires a law degree, active state bar membership, and 2-5 years of combined litigation experience.

• Lead proactive legal actions across Salesforce's global docket, including driving plaintiff-side litigation and enforcement initiatives.
• Investigate facts, build cases from the ground up, and prosecute claims to protect the business, while also supporting core defensive matters as needed.
• Partner effectively with outside counsel and internal talent, deploying external counsel, internal talent, and advanced AI tools to drive case strategy and budget efficiency.

• A sense of humor!
• Investigative & Enforcement Mindset: Demonstrated ability to investigate facts, build a case from scratch, and aggressively drive legal actions forward as the moving party
• Experience: 2–5 years of combined litigation experience at a law firm, in-house legal department, or government/prosecutorial agency
• Accountability & Rigor: High reliability in tracking commitments, evaluating case risks, and driving matters to completion
• Legal Qualifications: Law degree (J.D.) from an accredited institution and active state bar membership in good standing
• Entrepreneurial Resilience: Comfortable navigating fast-paced environments, prioritizing effectively under pressure, and taking full ownership of complex matters
• Experience initiating or driving affirmative litigation, plaintiff-side claims, arbitrations, or enforcement actions
• Experience handling disputes involving confidential information, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, and/or restrictive covenants
• Hands-on experience with the responsible application of generative AI tools in legal research and drafting workflows
• Familiarity with modern eDiscovery platforms and case management software. Familiarity with Relativity and Relativity aiR is a plus