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Lead Counsel, Special Investigations

Meta

Washington, DCFull-time$170–237K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$170–237K/yr
Location
Washington, DC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta seeks an attorney to handle privileged, complex internal investigations involving legal risk areas such as anti-corruption, cybersecurity, anti-money laundering, securities, competition law, international trade, and fraud. The attorney will work with cross-functional partners to scope, investigate, and remediate matters, and help identify legal and regulatory risks and strengthen compliance controls. This is a full-time position.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Investigative SkillsRisk AssessmentWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCross-Functional CollaborationAI Workflow OptimizationPrompt EngineeringContext EngineeringAgent OrchestrationResponsible AI PracticesBias MitigationQuality ReviewsAccuracy ReviewsTech-Regulatory Landscape

Qualifications

5+ Years Investigation ExperienceAttorney

Full job description

Summary:

Meta seeks a attorney with experience collaborating across teams to join a team of attorneys responsible for handling privileged and complex internal investigations on matters relating to a host of legal risk areas, including anti-corruption, cyber-security, anti-money laundering, securities, competition law, international trade and fraud. The ideal candidate will also help Meta assess and identify potential legal and regulatory risk as well as identify programmatic areas in which the company can strengthen its systems of accounting, compliance and integrity controls. This attorney will work closely with cross-functional partners to appropriately scope, investigate and remediate matters, mitigating risk for the company.The ideal candidate will have demonstrated investigative skills, experience assessing different types of risk, and bring creative and effective ideas and solutions to a dynamic organization. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team and to work on novel issues in an exciting, dynamic environment with evolving priorities. This is a full-time position.

Required Skills:

Lead Counsel, Special Investigations Responsibilities:

  1. Conduct internal investigations across the globe of matters relating to anti-corruption, cyber security, anti-money laundering, securities, competition law, international trade and fraud and other areas involving potential criminal and regulatory liability

  2. Retain and manage outside counsel relating to investigation matters

  3. Ensure investigations result in remediations that maintain an environment of compliance and make Meta's robust compliance infrastructure even stronger

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. 5+ years relevant experience conducting investigations

  2. Demonstrated experience assessing risk

  3. Experience communicating investigation findings and legal risk assessments in writing and verbally to senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience building relationships and working in a cross functional team to address complex legal challenges

  2. Experience and background in conducting internal investigations

  3. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

  4. Demonstrated knowledge of tech-regulatory landscape, authorities and frameworks

  5. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

  6. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Public Compensation:

$170,000/year to $237,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 2,751 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$170–237K/yr
  • Washington, D.C. median$169–234K/yr100 salary ranges
  • US median$150–230K/yr2,056 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $204K, is close to the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Legal Counsel salary ranges in Washington, D.C..

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 120 open Legal Counsel jobs in Washington, D.C. and 2,751 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,439 postings).
Education
2,110 of the 2,751 open Legal Counsel jobs (77%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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