Associate Counsel, Litigation

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for a wide variety of litigation matters, pre-litigation dispute resolution, internal counseling, and other legal disputes, with an emphasis on consumer litigation, tort claims, and intellectual property litigation.
• Proactively approach all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, witness preparation, settlement negotiations, and trial and appellate strategies.
• Work closely with internal business partners to provide strategic and proactive legal advice on litigation and regulatory matters.
• Provide strategic recommendations to cross-functional teams addressing sensitive trust and safety matters.
• Provide legal guidance to departments such as Compliance, Operations, Public Policy, Communications, Customer Experience & Trust, Product, and Engineering.
• Manage outside counsel in areas of coverage, including tactical guidance, staffing, case management, budgeting, and alignment with broader legal strategy.

Requirements

• J.D. degree from a top-tier law school and membership in at least one state bar.
• 4+ years civil litigation experience at a mid to large size law firm.
• Prior experience with complex litigation (including class actions, coordinated proceedings, and/or MDLs), consumer litigation, tort matters, and/or intellectual property litigation.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, strategic thinking, judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented and able to see the big picture.
• Ability to operate autonomously while being a team player.
• Executive presence and ability to communicate legal risks and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions and influence through excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think quickly on your feet and simultaneously manage workloads, multiple client demands and shifting priorities.
• Operate with high standards and ethics.

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior in-house experience.
• An understanding of the multi-modal transportation and ridesharing industries, as well as the sharing economy in general.

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected base pay range: $144,000 - $180,000 (San Francisco area).
• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Mental health benefits.
• Family building benefits.
• Child care and pet benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Discretionary paid time off (salaried team members); 15 days paid time off (hourly team members).
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Subsidized commuter benefits.
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership.