Counsel, Litigation

About the Role

Uber's Litigation Team oversees a wide variety of complex litigation issues involving areas such as antitrust, marketing, intellectual property, privacy, securities, accessibility, contracts, unfair competition, and more. We seek a highly skilled and business-savvy attorney to oversee diverse U.S. corporate litigation matters and deliver legal guidance across all delivery business segments, including UberEats. This role reports to a Legal Director and can be based in Washington, DC among other locations. This opportunity offers the chance to work in a leading legal department handling innovative challenges in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage litigation strategies across a diverse portfolio nationwide, spanning numerous practice areas and procedural phases—from initial pre-litigation to trials, arbitrations, and appeals for all delivery business lines.
• Engage directly in litigation processes including fact investigation, drafting and editing legal briefs, responding to discovery, preparing witnesses, and negotiating settlements.
• Optimize legal work performed internally and oversee external counsel relationships, managing staffing, strategies, budgets, invoice reviews, compliance, and quality of work.
• Provide clear, practical legal counsel aligned with business objectives, advising on contracts, advertising, trade secret protection, and product-related legal matters.
• Identify and assess litigation risks to proactively mitigate exposures.

Qualifications

• At least five years of comprehensive litigation experience gained in law firms and/or in-house legal departments.
• Juris Doctor degree and active legal license in at least one U.S. state.
• Preferred: Strong team orientation, excellent legal research and writing abilities, negotiation and advocacy expertise, and good evaluation skills for managing extensive case workloads.
• Experience with case management through pleading motions, complex electronic discovery, dispute resolution, and trials is advantageous.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills to collaborate with senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated high ethical standards and professionalism.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery processes including document retention, collection, review, and production procedures.
• Genuine enthusiasm about working at Uber.

Compensation and Benefits

For Washington, DC-based candidates, the salary range is $208,000 to $231,000 annually. Eligible employees can participate in Uber's bonus program, equity awards, and 401(k) plan. Additional benefits are available to full-time employees.

Additional Information

Uber values collaboration and culture with offices serving as central to this mission. Employees typically need to spend at least half their time onsite unless fully remote work is approved. Equal Opportunity employment is practiced; the company does not discriminate on any basis protected by law and accommodates applicants with disabilities upon request.