Associate Counsel, Litigation

About This Role

Key ResponsibilitiesAI-extracted

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  Handles 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.
• 2
  Proactively approaches all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, witness preparation, settlement negotiations, and trial and appellate strategies.
• 3
  Provides strategic and proactive legal advice on litigation and regulatory matters to internal business partners.
• 4
  Manages outside counsel in areas of coverage, including tactical guidance, staffing, case management, budgeting, and alignment with Lyft’s broader legal strategy.
• 5
  Provides legal guidance to departments such as Compliance, Operations, Public Policy, Communications, Customer Experience & Trust, Product, and Engineering to help craft solutions to novel legal challenges.

RequirementsAI-extracted

• J.D. degree from a top-tier law school and membership in at least one state bar.
• 4+ years of 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, consumer litigation, tort matters, and/or intellectual property litigation.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, strategic thinking, judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Perks & BenefitsAI-extracted