About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.

Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up.

If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

About The Role

As the world’s first connectivity cloud, Cloudflare helps connect and protect millions of customers globally. Everyone from individuals to the world’s largest enterprises use our unified platform of networking, security, and developer services to succeed everywhere in the world. This can sometimes make Cloudflare a target for litigation and regulation.

We’re looking for a Litigation Counsel to join our team responsible for managing litigation matters around the world. The ideal candidate is comfortable confronting novel legal issues in a fast paced environment, while never losing sight of Cloudflare’s core principles. As Litigation Counsel, you’ll work with our internal legal team, external counsel, and stakeholders across the company to handle ongoing lawsuits, respond to litigation threats, and assist in broader legal strategy.

You’ll help Cloudflare navigate a diverse set of legal issues around the globe including intellectual property, contracts and other business disputes, regulatory issues, and labor and employment matters. , “intermediary liability”). These cases require a strong interest in navigating challenging technical and legal issues in order to advance Cloudflare’s mission to help build a better Internet.

The ideal candidate has the passion to keep pace with a fast moving docket, the curiosity to dive deep into evolving technology and Internet law, and the initiative to help scale our litigation function alongside a fast growing company.

Responsibilities

Work with our existing litigation team to help formulate and implement litigation strategies; Evaluate and respond to litigation threats and legal matters in various jurisdictions around the world; Help select, onboard, and manage outside counsel on all aspects of litigation (including factual development, briefing, hearings, trials, appeals, etc.) Work cross-functionally to further develop Cloudflare’s approach to intermediary liability, AI, and other emerging legal and technology issues globally; Assist in responding to and working with government regulators and private organizations on issues relating to Cloudflare’s products and services; Communicate with business leaders across the company about on