Corporate Counsel

Job ID: 2844635 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon’s legal department is looking for a smart, experienced, creative, and highly motivated litigator to help manage its commercial litigation. Responsibilities include: architecting and implementing litigation strategy with respect to product, auto, general, medical, and workers’ compensation liability cases; developing, implementing, and refining coordinating counsel structures to optimize the management of those types of disputes; selecting, managing, and improving the performance of outside counsel; working cross-functionally with Amazon’s Risk Management department to ensure the optimal management of individual cases; advising leadership on a wide range of legal and business risks and opportunities; working with witnesses and data repositories to prepare for trial; coordinating with public policy and public relations teams; designing and implementing innovative processes that enable small teams to make high velocity decisions at scale; and providing daily cross-functional leadership to stakeholders about a wide range of legal issues.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Sound and practical business judgment combined with strong common sense
- Experience litigating, managing, and coordinating product, auto, general, medical, or workers’ compensation liability cases
- Experience working cross functionally with Risk Management personnel, third party administrators, and insurance companies
- Ability to lead teams, including cross-functional teams, while being a strong partner to other lawyers, business clients, paralegals, and assistants
- Curiosity and creativity
- Highest standards of ethics and professional integrity

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit this link.

Posted: October 2, 2024 (Updated about 16 hours ago)

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