Associate Counsel, Litigation

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Lyft is seeking a sharp, dynamic, and self-motivated attorney with at least 4 years litigation experience to achieve Lyft’s business goals at the intersection of law, policy, and technology. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to multiple internal business partners, and your work to minimize legal risk to the Company will be core to the success of the organization. The successful candidate will be entrepreneurial and resourceful, skilled at building strong relationships, and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will report directly to a Director on the Litigation team.

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility — meaning, hands-on work, not just supervising outside counsel — 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, including but not limited to understanding, interpreting, and applying current law and regulations to Lyft’s current and prospective products and services.
• Provide strategic recommendations to a broad range of 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 to help craft solutions to the novel legal challenges Lyft faces every day. 
• Manage outside counsel in your areas of coverage, including tactical guidance, staffing, case management, budgeting, and alignment with Lyft’s broader legal strategy.

Experience:

• 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. Strong preference is given to candidates with prior in-house experience.
• 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. 
• Both detail oriented and able to see the big picture.
• Ability to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive attitude to the workplace and is willing to jump on any project, big or small.
• 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.
• An understanding of the multi-modal transportation and ridesharing industries, as well as the sharing economy in general.
• Passion for Lyft and the ridesharing community.

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $144,000 - $180,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.