Counsel, Litigation & Discovery
at Roblox
San Mateo, United States
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
Roblox is looking for an experienced Counsel, Litigation & Discovery to join our Legal team. In this role, you will provide management and support for e-discovery and preservation. You will report to our Director, Litigation.
Location: The position is seated at Roblox Headquarters in San Mateo, CA. Roblox’s mandatory in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday with optional in-office days on Monday and Friday.
You will:
- Legal Hold & Preservation:
- Manage and refine the company’s legal hold process, ensuring compliance across all data sources, while “right-sizing” legal holds to avoid unnecessary retention and associated costs
- Work with IT and business units to ensure defensible preservation of relevant ESI.
- Collection & Processing:
- Consult with internal teams and outside counsel to develop and execute targeted, defensible data collection strategies.
- Oversee the transfer, processing, and ingestion of ESI into review platforms
- Refine discovery plans and processes, including document review, privilege logs, and team coordination.
- Coordination of discovery across matters to create efficiencies
- Budget & Vendor Management:
- Track and manage e-discovery costs, ensuring projects are completed within budget.
- Act as the primary liaison and relationship manager for e-discovery service providers (vendors, forensic experts).
- Consultation & Training:
- Maintain and update internal e-discovery playbooks, policies, and best practices documentation.
- Provide expert advice to litigation teams, internal business units, and executive leadership on all e-discovery matters and associated risks.
- Conduct internal training on litigation readiness and preservation best practices.
- Assist other members of the Litigation team with discovery-related tasks as needed.
You have:
- Dedicated, hands-on experience practicing e-discovery, either at a law firm, e-discovery service provider, or as in-house counsel.
- 4+ years of discovery experience, including working with technology companies either in-house or as outside counsel (experience in a fast-paced and dynamic organization preferred).
- Demonstrated technical proficiency regarding common data sources and e-discovery tools (e.g., Relativity, DISCO).
- Experience providing advice on preservation and collection of customer data from proprietary systems.
- Experience in drafting and negotiating ESI protocols and protective orders.
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and risk assessment, with a demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
- Practical business acumen, driving pragmatic business-oriented solutions.
- A highly approachable, collegial, and collaborative approach.
- Accountable and proactive self-starter, comfortable working independently.
- Superb organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once.
- A Member in good standing of the California Bar or another bar association with the ability to register as in-house counsel in California.
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.