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

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.