The Corporate Legal team is comprised of a talented group of legal professionals who partner with our business in the areas of payments, M&A, finance, corporate and commercial transactions, corporate governance, capital markets, and related matters. We also work closely with Tony West, our Chief Legal Officer, with respect to matters involving the board of directors and corporate governance more broadly. This position is a hybrid role (in office 50% of the time) and you must be located in or willing to relocate to San Francisco or New York.
About the Role
Corporate Legal is a hard-working team of legal professionals who partner with our business in the areas of finance, securities, corporate governance, capital markets, M&A, ESG, executive compensation and related matters.
We are searching for a paralegal to join our Corporate legal team who will support a broad range of corporate matters, including all things related to governance, securities, capital markets and other strategic transactions. This is a phenomenal opportunity to work on groundbreaking issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment! This position is based in the San Francisco office.
What You'll Do
- Assist with public company filings and compliance, including Section 16 filings, SEC periodic reporting and proxy statements
- Support broader corporate secretary function on governance and other corporate matters and workstreams, including support of Board and committee meetings, support of shareholder engagements and corporate recordkeeping
- Assist with capital markets and other corporate transactions, including due diligence and virtual data room building, and post-closing matters
- Assist with compliance on various internal corporate processes and controls and maintain corporate databases
- Assist corporate team in providing general corporate support to finance, treasury, tax, ESG and other internal legal, G&A, and operations teams on a broad range of matters
- Work with global governance team to support and maintain, and scale processes for Uber’s expansive portfolio of domestic and international legal entities
- Assist with general corporate entity maintenance of our global subsidiaries, including working with our filing agent on state filings, drafting standard corporate paperwork, forming new entities, dissolving entities, managing and updating our entity management platform
- Assist with global signature requests, which includes collecting both wet and electronic signatures, and also may include arranging notary and apostille/authentication of documents
Basic Qualifications
- A minimum of 8+ years of paralegal experience in either a law firm (big law preferred) or an in-house legal department focusing on corporate work
Preferred Qualifications
- Highly collaborative, inquisitive, with a solutions-based approach
- Active in your approach to getting the job done, and no task is too big or too small for you
- Prior experience with public company reporting obligations, including Section 16 filings, and in-house public company governance experience
- Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate
- Technical savvy. Proficient with Google docs, Google sheets, Adobe, and e-signing tools such as DocuSign
- Excellent business judgment, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
- Strong written and oral communications and collaboration skills. Given Uber's global presence, this will be a very cross-functional role, with partner teams potentially spanning multiple offices across multiple time-zones
- Proven attention to detail
- Speed, resourcefulness, and a go-getter mentality. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and navigating ambiguity
- An eagerness and willingness to help others
- Highly collaborative and a team player
- Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability
- Enthusiastic about Uber!
At Uber, we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. We take on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters get moving in more than 600 cities around the world.
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have a curiosity, passion and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$110,000 per year - USD$122,000 per year.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$110,000 per year - USD$122,000 per year.
For all US locations, 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 https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.
