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About The Role

The Uber Legal Team is currently searching a Senior Counsel, Complex Insurance Litigation & Strategy, with expertise in trial practice, general liability litigation, advising business partners, and managing high-volume litigation. This position is open in our San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City offices.

What You'll Do

• Manage a portfolio of high exposure claims and litigation (auto-focused).
• Attend and manage complex trials and litigation strategy; travel required.
• Analyze claims/cases to optimally participate in decisions related to resolution strategy and innovating legal precedent.
• Assist in the management of outside counsel with a regionalized focus on Central/East matters of high-severity.
• Work across our business and legal teams on risk management initiatives.
• Support new insurance initiatives and work closely with the insurance legal team on insurance for Uber and its entities around the world.

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of insurance company or law firm experience litigating auto liability claims/cases, with specific experience handling high-severity matters.
• J.D. and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house experience is strongly preferred, with significant experience managing a case through pleadings, motion practice, discovery, dispute resolution and trial (both state and federal).
• Proven case evaluation abilities, critical thinking skills and the capacity to oversee a large portfolio of high-severity matters.
• First chair mediation and trial experience.
• Extensive deposition experience, including presenting both lay and expert witnesses.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and legal groups, with a proven ability to build relationships, gain credibility and trust, and partner across functions to build consensus.
• Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to distill complex legal issues into actionable guidance for non-legal audiences.
• Curiosity, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.
• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.
• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability.
• Enthusiastic about Uber!

For Chicago, IL-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$228,000 per year - USD$253,000 per year. For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$253,000 per year - USD$281,000 per year. For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$253,000 per year - USD$281,000 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. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.