Uber Counsel Litigation 

United States, West Virginia 

538852341

What you'll do

• Manage and lead strategy for a diverse range of corporate litigation matters across the country, in a multitude of practice areas and at various procedural stages (from pre-litigation threats and small claims to class certification, trials/arbitrations, and appeals).
• Take a hands-on approach to all facets of litigation, including fact investigation, drafting and revising legal briefs, responding to discovery requests, preparing witnesses for testimony, and negotiating and drafting settlements.
• Bring legal work in-house where possible; supervise all aspects of outside counsel relationships, including staffing, litigation strategy, budgets and invoices, compliance with outside counsel guidelines, and work product.
• Craft succinct, practical legal advice to achieve ambitious business goals, including counseling the business on contracts, advertising, trade secret protection, and current/future products.
• Identify, review, analyze, and mitigate litigation risks.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice OR in-house OR 4 years, including +1 year Uber internal.
• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
• Know-how and self-sufficiency to manage a case through pleadings, motion practice, complex e-discovery, dispute resolution and trial.
• Exceptional legal research, writing, negotiation, and advocacy skills, including stellar case evaluation abilities and the capacity to oversee a large portfolio of matters.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery issues, including document retention policies and procedures as well as collection, review, and production of documents.

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to juggle multiple projects at a time in an exciting, fast-paced environment, both collaborating as a team to stay in sync and working independently to get the job done.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and cross-functional partners, with a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and a track record of building new or improving existing programs or processes, preferably in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.
• Self-motivation with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving action.
• Excellent business judgment and great communication skills.
• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability.
• Enthusiastic about Uber and the opportunity to have a big impact!
• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$208,000 per year - USD$231,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link .