Paralegal II, Employment

$84,000 - $105,000/Yr

Lyft - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

About the position

At Lyft, community is who we are, it's what we do, and it's what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community, by creating an open, inclusive and diverse organization where all team members belong. Lyft is looking for an Employment Paralegal to join its Legal Team! You will work closely with Lyft's in-house Employment Legal team and its People/HR team to provide a balanced mixture of project management, analytics, litigation, and administrative support. You should be a self-starter, highly motivated, and able to process direction easily and with a good attitude. Come join the fun at Lyft!

Responsibilities

• Organize and improve Employment Legal files, build processes and protocols for Employment Legal to reach maximum velocity
• Support attorneys in managing litigation
• Assist attorneys in developing and updating employment-law related trainings, playbooks, and processes
• Project manage large scale projects
• Conduct legal, business, and/or media research to identify legal and HR trends
• Field and triage incoming advice and project requests from internal clients and external vendors, and analyze requests to spot internal trends
• Manage and track administrative, pre-litigation and litigation matters, as well as external legal requests
• Serve as primary point of contact with Outside Counsel and Lyft's People Team on e-discovery, witness, and document gathering issues; Calendar/docket response dates
• Provide administrative support on as needed basis to Lyft's in-house employment attorneys
• Think proactively about improving processes to help Lyft's legal operations continue to scale effectively with incredible growth and partner with the Legal Operations team to implement
• Liaise with other teams within the company and external parties to ensure efficient workflow and handling of requests
• Draft template agreements with assistance of attorneys

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years relevant legal experience (preferably at a technology company)
• Experience in administrative, legal, operations, project management or other experience requiring attention to detail, event planning and time management
• Interest in employment law and HR issues
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Exceptionally organized, efficient and communicative
• Proficiency working in a Mac environment, and specifically with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, etc.), Dropbox, Excel, Outlook and Word

Benefits

• Commuter assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Unlimited paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance