Corporate Counsel - Litigation, Enterprise Risk

About the role

Amazon's legal department is looking for a smart, experienced, creative, and highly motivated litigator to help manage Amazon's worldwide portfolio of commercial litigation disputes. You'll handle novel legal issues arising from new technologies across a broad spectrum of litigation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement litigation strategy with respect to specific cases
• 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 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, real estate, transportation, advertising, privacy, security, class action, and First Amendment law

A day in the life: You'll spend your days managing consumer and commercial litigation, advising internal clients on emerging legal issues, and working to build new mechanisms to minimize litigation risk.

About the team

We are a tight-knit team of litigators that cover a broad spectrum of litigation across all Amazon businesses. We routinely handle novel legal issues arising from new technologies.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of post bar admission legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Experience building case strategies, identifying risks, and aligning legal tactics with business goals
• Ability to distill complex legal issues into clear, concise business guidance
• Knowledge of internet, software, and media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate or equivalent
• Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, such as confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience presenting legal issues to executive leadership
• 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 in complex domestic and international business litigation, including trial experience and counseling parties and witnesses in pre-dispute and dispute resolution or equivalent context
• Experience handling class-action defense litigation across multiple matters, including Rule 23 class certification

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• USA, NY, New York: 169,300.00 - 229,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: 153,900.00 - 208,200.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: 153,900.00 - 208,200.00 USD annually

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.