Paralegal, Lyft
Litigation & Employment
$88-110k
Ride sharing company
Be an early applicant
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$88-110k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- You should be a self-starter but able to take direction easily and with a good attitude. Come join the fun at Lyft!
- Note that a JD or Paralegal certificate is not required for this position
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years relevant legal experience. Law firm experience preferred
- Experience handling discovery in complex litigation matters
- Ability to obtain notary license
- 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
What the job involves
- Lyft is looking for a Paralegal II 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; conducting factual investigations; attending hearings and fact finding conferences; supporting administrative tracking of case related matters; and helping to keep Lyft’s employment and litigation operations efficient and organized
- 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
- Independently conducts factual investigations to respond to administrative claims, demand letters, and other litigation and arbitration matters, and assist with drafting responses for these matters
- Prepare memoranda and summaries of factual research and make recommendations to supervising attorneys
- Assist with gathering documents and information to respond to discovery or information requests
- Complete court or agency filings and attend court appearances or agency hearings
- 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
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialled and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app, whilst the acquisition of European competitor Freenow could add 6 million new riders to its platform in 2026.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health 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
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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