Senior Counsel, Employment & Litigation

Docusign

Senior Counsel supporting employment law and litigation matters for Docusign's North America offices. Managing legal projects in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $164,700 - $266,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise and support Docusign Human Resources and business partners on employment-law related matters in Docusign's North America offices, and other global locations as assigned, including hiring, performance management, terminations, discrimination, harassment, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, incentive compensation, benefits (including plan design, implementation, administration and communications), employee investigations, restructuring initiatives and corporate development (M&A) activity
Monitor new laws, regulations and decisions affecting the substantive legal areas above and provide strategic advice to the Legal team
Draft and negotiate offer letters and employment-related agreements, including severance, separation, restrictive covenant, retention and other employment-related agreements; draft employee-facing policies, handbooks and other resources
Assist in designing and leading training events on employment law and benefits matters
Manage pre-filing demands, including investigating claims, communicating with opposing counsel and negotiating resolution
Draft and/or review pre-litigation and litigation documents, including correspondence with opposing counsel, pleadings and mediation/arbitration statements
Manage outside counsel handling both employment and non-employment litigation, including management of budgets, directing litigation strategy, and reviewing pleadings and other documents
Support employment-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments and divestitures, including due diligence and related integration efforts
Provide advice and counsel on day-to-day issues as well as strategic and systemic initiatives
Respond to attorney demand letters and agency matters, including government-initiated inquiries and audits
Participate in the Legal department and team related projects, as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Basic JD from an accredited institution
Admission to a State Bar within the United States and in good standing
8+ years of employment law and litigation practice experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department
Employment law and litigation experience at a major law firm
California or Washington State Law licenses
Benefits experience, including advising senior leaders and benefits professionals on a range of ERISA, fiduciary compliance, plan governance, and legal compliance matters and related plan documentation
Executive compensation experience in-house and/or at a major law firm
Prior in-house work experience
Track record of working efficiently with a client-service focus in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Experience supporting international business operations and partnering with HR and other professionals across multiple regions
Ability to maintain productive work relationships and work collaboratively with legal area specialists to resolve issues

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events

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Hard Skills & Tools

employment lawlitigationdrafting agreementsnegotiationemployee investigationsmergers and acquisitionsERISA complianceexecutive compensationlegal complianceplan governance

Soft Skills

client-service focuscollaborationstrategic advicecommunicationproblem-solvingtraining designrelationship managementproject participationefficiencyadaptability

Certifications

JD from an accredited institutionState Bar admission