Associate Counsel, Corporate

Lyft • San Francisco, CA

7d • $144,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Lyft is hiring an experienced, talented and energetic Corporate attorney to join its expanding Legal team. This role will work on a broad range of corporate, transactional and securities matters and provide effective, business-focused legal advice to stakeholders throughout Lyft on a daily basis. The legal work is cutting edge and always evolving, requiring the candidate to continuously assess and advise on legal issues using a creative and pragmatic approach. The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial and resourceful self-starter, comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and excellent at building strong relationships.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience practicing corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A and strategic transactions; experience at a top-tier law firm required; in-house experience at a public company is a strong plus.
• Degree from top-tier law school.
• Active and in good standing with a State Bar (California preferred) and, if not a member of the California State Bar, eligible to practice as Registered In-House Counsel in California.
• Rock solid foundation working on corporate and securities matters; must have experience with the negotiation, process management and strategy underpinning complex buy and sell side M&A and related transactions (mergers, asset purchases, spinouts, JVs, partnerships and acqui-hires) as well as financing transactions; cross-border M&A experience a plus.
• Resourceful self-starter with excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Adept at thinking creatively (and strategically!) on your feet; proven ability to manage complex workloads, multiple stakeholder demands and ever-shifting priorities all while instilling confidence.
• Executive presence given the regular interactions with senior management.
• Sense of humor, positive attitude, low ego, and a willingness to dive into new areas.

Nice To Haves

• In-house experience at a public company is a strong plus.
• Cross-border M&A experience a plus.
• Experience assisting with integration processes and strategy is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key driver of a wide range of corporate initiatives, including complex M&A and integrations, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures, domestic and international corporate structuring, capital markets transactions, financing matters, equity matters, subsidiary management and other strategic corporate projects.
• Partner closely with Lyft’s Corporate Development team and Treasury team as well as advise company leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. people, accounting, tax, treasury, operations, etc.) on novel corporate legal issues and risks of corporate transactions.
• Responsible for drafting and negotiating NDAs, LOIs/term sheets and definitive transaction agreements as well as driving diligence processes.
• Shape and improve our legal processes that enable both legal and business functions to scale effectively.
• Assist other teams with projects on an as-needed basis.

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level