Paralegal, Litigation & Employment

Full Time
New York, NY, USA
4 months ago

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 looking for a Litigation & Employment Paralegal to join its Legal Team! Working closely with Lyft’s in-house counsel and paralegal team, you will be responsible for investigating and responding to claims; implementing wage garnishments; conducting factual investigation; supporting administrative tracking of case related matters; and helping to keep Lyft’s employment and litigation operations efficient and organized.  You should be a self-starter but able to take direction easily and with a good attitude. Come join the fun at Lyft!

Responsibilities:
  • Works closely with Lyft's in-house counsel Litigation & Employment team to support administrative, pre-litigation and litigation matters, as well as external legal requests.
  • Manages, tracks, calendars, and files responses to claims.
  • Manages, tracks, and implements wage garnishments and liens.  For each matter, reviews government agency documents from across the U.S., investigates, works with internal and external counsel as necessary, and determines/executes appropriate response.
  • Independently conducts factual investigations to respond to administrative claims, demand letters, and other litigation matters, as needed.
  • Thinks proactively about improving processes to help Lyft’s legal operations continue to scale effectively with incredible growth.
  • Liaises with other teams within the company and external parties to ensure efficient workflow and handling of requests.
  • Provides legal support to in-house attorneys, paralegals, and various internal business partners to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
  • Helps define procedures and practices within Legal to promote efficient workflows and handling of legal requests.
  • Maintains overall governance of existing processes and strategies.
  • Liaises with internal and external counsel and contacts on a day-to-day basis.
  • Leads projects and tasks within a broader legal strategy in collaboration with other team members.
Experience & Skills:
  • Note that a JD or Paralegal certificate is not required for this position.
  • Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years relevant legal experience. 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Exceptionally organized and efficient.
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency working in a Mac environment, and specifically with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, etc.), Excel, and Word, and familiarity with various e-discovery tools
Benefits:
  • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • In addition to 12 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 opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.  

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year.

The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $76,500 - $85,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.