Description:

Description:
Amazon's legal department is looking for a smart, experienced, creative, and highly motivated litigator to help manage Amazon's worldwide portfolio of commercial and consumer litigation — including stockholder disputes, class action matters, and large multi-billion dollar cases. You'll advise attorneys and business leaders on litigation risks and develop strategies for the most complex matters in our portfolio.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Implement litigation strategy
Select, manage, and improve the performance of outside counsel
Advise leadership on a wide range of novel legal and business risks and opportunities
Work with witnesses and data repositories to prepare for depositions and trial
Coordinate with public policy and public relations teams on matters relating to litigation
Design and implement innovative processes that enable small teams to make high-velocity decisions at scale
Provide daily cross-functional leadership to stakeholders on legal problems involving contract, business tort, consumer protection, stockholder, real estate, transportation, advertising, privacy, class action, and First Amendment law

A day in the life:

Advising attorneys and business leaders on litigation risks and novel legal issues
Managing a portfolio of complex litigation and working closely with outside counsel to develop and implement litigation strategies
Identifying and mitigating legal risks to help avoid future litigation

About the Team:
Join a collaborative and dynamic litigation team where excellence meets collegiality. Our close-knit group of litigators brings together diverse expertise and a shared commitment to tackling the most challenging legal problems facing our clients.

If you're looking for a team where your contributions matter, your development is prioritized, and collaboration drives results, we'd love to hear from you.

Basic Qualifications:

13+ years of post bar admission legal experience
Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
Experience as a primary strategist on complex litigation including independently developing case theory, making high-stakes judgment calls, and driving outcomes without close supervision
Experience developing novel or creative legal arguments that changed case outcomes
Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, such as confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience handling class-action defense litigation across multiple matters, including Rule 23 class certification
Experience working closely with and advising senior executives of an organization or equivalent
Experience in Securities Law
Experience in Technology Law
Experience working independently and directly with all levels of legal and business partners or equivalent