Litigation Counsel

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At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

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Overview

About the Role

As litigation counsel, you will play a critical role in protecting and advancing Instacart’s interests by managing and resolving a range of disputes for the company. You will handle a portfolio of litigation matters that span personal injury, consumer disputes, pre-litigation matters and more. You will take ownership of guiding legal strategies from start to finish, partnering with internal teams, insurance carriers, and outside counsel to ensure aligned and effective resolutions. With a proactive and hands-on approach, you will work to identify and address potential litigation risks, create efficient processes, and help shape the legal infrastructure at Instacart in a complex and fast-paced environment.

About The Team

Every day we solve incredibly hard problems to create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Join us!

About The Job

Active and strategic management of a range of litigation matters, including personal injury, consumer, commercial disputes, regulatory inquiries, and pre-litigation disputes in numerous jurisdictions
Manage all aspects of the relationship with outside counsel, including staffing, strategy, budgets, work product, and discovery
Work closely with insurance carriers and Instacart Risk Management and Trust & Safety teams
Work collaboratively as part of the Instacart legal team to assess and mitigate legal risks, working closely with business and internal client partners
Resolve disputes in an efficient and cost-effective manner
Create processes and procedures for operational efficiency across a dynamic litigation portfolio
Respond to 3rd party subpoenas for documents and/or witness testimony
Think ahead, see around corners, and help to prepare for and address issues that may create litigation risk in the future

About You

Minimum Qualifications

J.D. from a top-tier law school and membership with at least one state bar (preferably California or New York)
A minimum of 5 years of law firm and/or in-house litigation experience, including experience in state and federal courts
Previous in-house or experience with technology companies preferred
Broad base of substantive legal knowledge and strategies relating to the e-commerce space, insurance coverage, personal injury, and consumer legal issues
Demonstrated success in strategizing, handling and managing complex disputes to successful resolution
Excellent writing and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to efficiently handle and organize multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced environment
Willingness to roll up your sleeves, get into the legal nitty gritty, and the ability to exercise sound judgment when approaching novel problems without clear answers

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$225,000—$250,000 USD

WA

$216,000—$240,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$207,000—$230,000 USD

All other states

$187,000—$208,000 USD
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