Lead Counsel, Regulatory Litigation

The EMEA Regulatory Litigation team sits within the broader EMEA Disputes function and is responsible for defending Meta in response to regulatory authorities across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The team works on high-profile, precedent-setting regulatory investigations and related litigation. This is a fast-paced and dynamic environment offering the opportunity to engage in novel regulatory matters with a market-leading legal team.We are seeking a lawyer with broad regulatory experience with experience of regulatory enforcement The role requires experience in providing strategic and day-to-day support in defending the company in privacy, content and integrity focused large scale regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, associated litigation, regulatory interactions and providing advisory support to Product on regulatory risk. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work proactively and independently with various teams across the organization, including Legal teams, Policy, Product and Engineering in a fast paced business environment with a rapidly evolving legal and regulatory landscape.This is an opportunity to work on genuinely precedent-setting matters at the cutting edge of privacy and regulatory law. The team's docket includes novel privacy enforcement actions, challenges before the EU and national courts, and regulatory investigations raising first-of-their-kind legal questions at the intersection of privacy law, technology and product design. You will gain direct exposure to multi-jurisdictional regulatory strategy, high-stakes litigation, and the practical application of AI tools in legal workflows — all within a collaborative, high-performing team.

Lead Counsel, Regulatory Litigation Responsibilities:

• Manage a varied docket of privacy-related regulatory matters across the EU defending large scale enforcement from European Supervisory Authorities, including managing responses to regulatory inquiries and investigations, compliance with regulatory decisions and orders, and appeals or judicial reviews before administrative bodies or courts
• Working with multi-functional teams, design and implement strategic approaches to resolving regulatory matters and managing regulatory and litigation risk
• Collaborate with and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders across product, business and policy teams
• Manage outside counsel relationships, including oversight of budgets, strategy and reporting
• Use AI tools (e.g., for document review, regulatory research, workflow automation) to drive efficiency across the regulatory docket and contribute to the development of internal processes and playbooks for managing regulatory matters at scale

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years post-qualification experience in a leading law firm or in-house legal team
• Familiarity with privacy and content laws required
• Ability to translate complex legal advice into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal audiences
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage multiple projects effectively with limited direction

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Self-starter who is curious, loves technology, and thrives in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience managing a high volume of concurrent projects, including tracking deadlines, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and maintaining organized case files
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to advise and build relationships with management, teammates, and cross-functional partners
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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.

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.