Senior Litigation Counsel

Block is seeking a Senior Litigation Counsel to lead complex litigation and regulatory enforcement matters, providing strategic legal guidance in a fast-paced environment. Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level.

• •Lead strategy for significant litigation and regulatory enforcement matters from pre-litigation through resolution
• •Advise senior leadership on legal risk, enforcement trends, and business impact, particularly in areas affecting fintech, payments, and data use
• •Manage and partner closely with outside counsel to drive high-quality, efficient outcomes
• •Personally engage on critical aspects of matters, including legal strategy, discovery, and key filings
• •Handle complex disputes across areas such as class actions, commercial litigation, privacy, and consumer protection
• •Work exceptionally closely with other Counsel teams—including Policy, Product, Regulatory, and Corporate—to align on risk and strategy
• •Collaborate cross-functionally with teams such as Engineering, Compliance, and Risk to proactively identify and mitigate issues, consistent with business priorities

• •Remote work
• •Medical insurance
• •Flexible time off
• •Retirement savings plans
• •Modern family planning

• •J.D. and active bar membership
• •10+ years of litigation experience at a leading law firm, government agency, or in-house
• •Experience leading complex litigation and/or regulatory enforcement matters; bonus for deep securities litigation experience
• •Expertise in areas such as class actions, commercial disputes, privacy, and/or financial regulatory enforcement issues
• •Experience in litigation for a public company, including financial reporting, audit, and governance obligations
• •Strong judgment and the ability to translate legal risk into practical business guidance
• •Exceptional collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively across legal disciplines and cross-functional teams
• •Excellent communication and advocacy skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• •AI-first perspective, with interest in building and leveraging AI-driven tools for litigation management, discovery, and related workflows.