Lead Counsel, EMEA Disputes
Berlin, Germany • Brussels, Belgium • Full Time
Meta
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Meta is seeking an experienced regulatory lawyer to serve as lead counsel for the EMEA region. The position will support investigations, regulatory litigation and engagement under various integrity-focused laws. The role requires strategic thinking, an appetite for complex, cutting-edge challenges, and a keen interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team working on novel issues at the forefront of regulation.
Lead Counsel, EMEA Disputes Responsibilities
  • Leading engagement and litigation strategy in contentious regulatory matters relating to integrity-focused laws across the EMEA region, including but not limited to the Digital Services Act, UK Online Safety Act, and the Irish OSMRA
  • Responding to regulatory inquiries and investigations, including driving strategic decisions, running internal fact-finding investigations with partners across different teams and drafting responses based on such investigations
  • Partnering with key internal stakeholders such as policy and communications colleagues, business and product teams, operational teams and regional leadership
  • Supervising and directing external counsel on multiple legal matters
  • Engage proactively in cross functional teams to provide internal legal advice across subject areas
Minimum Qualifications
  • Meta requires all employed attorneys to have a law degree or equivalent certificate to permit the practice of law and be appropriately licensed and authorized to practice law for the company in their assigned work location. Unless prohibited under local law, an attorney must hold a current practicing certificate (including where required from the relevant authority in the jurisdiction of the assigned work location) or the local law equivalent bar registration or license as may be applicable
  • EU-qualified lawyer with 5+ years PQE in a law firm or relevant in-house or regulatory experience
  • Demonstrated litigation and/or regulatory experience, including experience dealing with contentious matters, regulatory inquiries, investigations, and/or litigation, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience of integrity-related laws including the EU Digital Services Act, the UK Online Safety Act, the Irish OSMRA, and other relevant regulations throughout EMEA
  • Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and work with, manage, and coordinate colleagues, internal stakeholders, and the business
Preferred Qualifications
  • Fluency in one or more European languages
About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.



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