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Lyft

Counsel, Product & Commercial

At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Lyft is hiring an outstanding Product and Commercial Counsel to join our expanding Legal team. You will partner with and provide legal guidance to departments such as Growth, Operations, Product, Marketing, Brand and Business Development on initiatives that influence all aspects of the business. The legal issues you’ll encounter are cutting edge, revolutionary and always evolving so it will be up to you to continuously assess and advise using a creative and pragmatic approach.

Responsibilities:


  • Provide practical and creative legal advice and support on business matters in a fast-paced business environment

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  • Develop and drive comprehensive, long-term legal strategies that balance risk and business objectives

  • Draft and negotiate a variety of legal agreements involving complex partnerships, technology transactions, and IP-related legal issues 

  • Prioritize workload to set goals and meet deadlines in a fluctuating and sometimes ambiguous business environment

  • Assist other teams with projects on an as-needed basis


  • Experience:

    • Law degree from top-tier law school and membership in a state bar with good standing

    • 5+ years of experience working in a law firm or in-house legal department

    • Experience advising on the development of new products and services

    • Excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills

    • Willing and eager to take on new areas of law

    • Strong track record of working with a wide range of commercial agreements and customer facing terms

    • Willing and eager to take on new areas of law and function independently in a demanding fast-paced environment

    • Ability to think quickly on your feet, convey grace under pressure, and simultaneously manage workloads, multiple client demands and shifting priorities

    • Ability to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive attitude to the workplace

    • Great judgment and sense of humor


    Benefits:

    • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options

    • In addition to 11 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off

    • 401(k) plan to help save for your future

    • 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible

    • Pre-tax commuter benefits

    • Lyft Pink -  Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program


    Lyft is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Lyft will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

    Job ID: 4693980002
    Employment Type: Other

    Perks and Benefits

    • Work Flexibility

      • Flexible Work Hours

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