Legal Specialist - Litigation and Investigations

As part of Waymo's Legal team, you will work on the exciting legal issues surrounding our transformational autonomous driving technology and help drive our business lines forward from technology ideation through scaled commercial deployment. We partner with our public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to define transportation policy for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on regulatory changes that support and protect our users around the world. We collaborate with our engineering, product, strategy and operations teams to develop and protect our intellectual property portfolio and drive our corporate and commercial transactions. We ensure compliance with an increasingly complex and dynamic range of global regulations. And we anticipate, mitigate, and litigate high-profile and precedent-setting legal matters.

This role will be hybrid on-site in the Bay area and report into our Assistant General Counsel.

In this role you'll:

• Lead the organization, collection and management of information related to product litigation matters, internal investigations, pre-litigation claims, and third-party requests including warrants and subpoenas, including all aspects of discovery and governmental requests for information, including preparing and drafting submissions. Potential to expand to commercial, employment and IP related matters.
• Partner with counsel to guide team members and custodians on the litigation and investigations process, and help with preparation for pre-trial and trial testimony, and oversee the development of exhibits.
• Develop and improve processes and dashboards, keeping the team's litigation, investigations, and claims efforts organized, taking ownership of case files, vendor management, and preparation of documents and letters to bring matters to conclusion.
• Improve internal processes across the legal team related to knowledge management, document and data storage, and coordinate with client teams to improve document practices and guide legal reviews.
• Flex to the Legal Operations team to support billing, vendor management and tooling projects, including potentially managing complex projects that support the legal department's continuous improvement efforts.
• Remain current on trends to support the adaption and the implementation of record retention and other best practices.
• Coordinate and develop content / arrange speakers for knowledge sharing meetings with outside counsel and experts, and internal legal and technical staff.

At a minimum we'd like you to have:

• Detailed and in-depth understanding of the litigation life-cycle, experience managing offensive and defensive litigation team efforts, overseeing outside counsel updates, and coordinating all aspects of ediscovery processes, workflows and best practices, including experience with the latest ediscovery technology.
• 7+ years of prior litigation experience with a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Experience partnering with a wide variety of teams, including executives and technical staff.
• High level of enthusiasm for winning together as a team, driving achievement while being business-focused, and working collaboratively with legal and non-legal stakeholders.

It's preferred if you have:

• Experience working with or at an automotive or technology company.
• Experience supporting and partnering with product counsel and regulatory teams.
• Experience supporting product litigation and investigation matters, with focus on product liability.
• In-house or trial experience.
• Experience responding to governmental requests for information, or other torts, commercial, employment, or IP litigation experience.

While at Waymo, you will enjoy benefits that cover…

Health and wellness: Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), a Health Saving Account (HSA), and special wellness programs.

Financial wellness: Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, a generous 401(k) plan, 1-on-1 financial coaching, a 529 College Savings Plan and lots of other perks and employee discounts.

Flexibility and time off: Take the time you need to relax and recharge. Enjoy the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year. We support an on-site or hybrid work model and offer remote working opportunities, paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave.

Supporting families: When it comes to growing your family or caring for your loved ones, you have our full support. Enhanced leave options include paid parental leave (birthing parent gets 24 weeks of paid leave with up to 4 weeks of additional leave before their due date, and non-birthing parent gets 18 weeks of paid leave), and 20 days of subsidized backup childcare or adult/elder care.. Access to fertility care or adoption support as you grow your family.

Community and personal development: At Waymo, you'll find a range of opportunities to grow, connect, and give back. We offer education reimbursement, personal and professional development, mentorship, and other ways to connect through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), other internal groups, and even time off to volunteer.

Cool perks: Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.

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