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.

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.