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About the Role
Lyft is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join its Legal team. This role involves conducting investigations, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and ensuring the efficiency and organization of legal operations. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a positive attitude, takes ownership of projects, and works collaboratively.
Responsibilities
- Assist in-house counsel with administrative tasks, pre-litigation and litigation matters, and responding to legal requests.
- Conduct deep-dive fact investigations related to pre-litigation matters, arbitrations, and filed lawsuits.
- Prepare memoranda and summaries of factual research and make recommendations to supervising attorneys.
- Coordinate document collection and e-discovery workstreams.
- Work cross-functionally with partners outside of Legal to gather facts and information and improve processes.
- Liaise with internal and external counsel on a day-to-day basis.
- Help define procedures and practices within Legal to promote efficient workflows and handling of legal requests.
- Organize and maintain a variety of legal files, data, and information in high volume.
- Respond to consumer complaints, manage small claims court cases, and handle diverse special projects for in-house attorneys.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years relevant legal experience -- administrative, legal, operations, project management.
- Experience handling discovery in complex litigation matters.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Collaborative, with ability to cultivate cross-functional relationships.
- Exceptionally organized, efficient, detail-oriented, and articulate.
- Comfortable working with a high volume of information.
- Ability to receive general direction and run projects independently.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands and deadlines with strong time management skills.
- Generally comfortable utilizing new technology.
- Proficiency working in a Mac environment, and specifically with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Drive, etc.), Slack, Excel, and Word.
- Must be a Lyft user/believer.
Skills
- Administrative tasks
- Pre-litigation matters
- Litigation matters
- Legal requests
- Fact investigations
- Arbitrations
- Factual research
- Document collection
- E-discovery
- Process improvement
- Legal file organization
- Data management
- Information management
- Consumer complaint response
- Small claims court case management
- Project management
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Cross-functional relationship building
- Time management
- Technology utilization
- Mac environment proficiency
- Google Apps proficiency
- Slack proficiency
- Excel proficiency
- Word proficiency
Location
- San Francisco area
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In-office (3 days per week)
- Remote (up to 4 weeks per year)
Experience Level
- 5+ years relevant legal experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $88,000 - $110,000
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.
- Discretionary paid time off for salaried team members.
- 15 days paid time off for hourly team members.
- 12 observed holidays.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave (biological, adoptive, and foster parents eligible).
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership.
About the Company
- Lyft's purpose is to serve and connect.
- Lyft aims to cultivate a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard 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.
- Lyft also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.