Counsel, Complex Insurance Litigation & Strategy

About the Role

The Uber Legal Team is currently searching for a Complex Insurance Litigation & Strategy, Sr. Counsel, with expertise in mass actions and complex litigation, advising business partners, and experience managing high-stakes litigation. This position is open in the San Francisco, Chicago, NYC offices.

What You'll Do

1. Manage a portfolio of high-stakes claims and litigation nationally.
2. Analyze claims/cases to effectively participate in decisions related to resolution strategy and innovating legal precedent.
3. Assist in the management of outside counsel.
4. Work across our business and legal teams to advise on risk management initiatives, including advising on products and features, as well as existing processes and procedures across the mobility platform.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 6 years of in-house, or top law firm experience, with specific experience handling high-stakes matters.
• Membership of the state bar of IL, CA, NY, MA, FL, or TX. CA strongly preferred.

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).
• Experience with advising business partners on consumer-facing applications/software.
• Solid 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 academic credentials.
• Excellent business judgment, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiasm about Uber!

For Chicago, IL-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$187,000 per year - USD$208,000 per year.

For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$208,000 per year - USD$231,000 per year.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$208,000 per year - USD$231,000 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's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity 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.

Client-provided location(s): San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Chicago, IL

Job ID: Uber-149473

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-10-23T00:25:27