Counsel, Litigation

Uber Uber · Consumer · New York, NY +2 · Legal

This role is for a Counsel, Litigation at Uber, managing a broad litigation portfolio including antitrust, marketing, IP, privacy, securities, accessibility, contract, and unfair competition. The attorney will manage and lead strategy for complex U.S. corporate litigation, provide legal advice, and handle all facets of litigation from investigation to settlement negotiation. The role requires a J.D. and at least five years of litigation experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. 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, trial/arbitrations, and appeals) for all delivery lines of business
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Craft succinct, practical legal advice to achieve ambitious business goals, including counseling the business on contracts, advertising, trade secret protection, and current/future products
  5. Identify, review, analyze, and mitigate litigation risks

Skills

Required

  • J.D. and license to practice law in at least one state
  • five (5+) years of broad litigation experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department

Nice to have

  • Team player mentality
  • 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
  • stellar case evaluation abilities
  • capacity to oversee a large portfolio of matters
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with leaders in the delivery business
  • High ethical, moral and personal values
  • Some practical experience with court hearings, depositions, mediations or trials a plus
  • Familiarity with eDiscovery issues, including document retention policies and procedures as well as collection, review, and production of documents
  • Enthusiastic about Uber!