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Litigation and Regulatory Counsel

New York, NY

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As Litigation and Regulatory Counsel, you will play a critical role in protecting and guiding our rapidly growing business. You will be a key member of our dynamic legal team, responsible for a diverse portfolio of litigation matters (including commercial, privacy and intellectual property disputes) and providing sharp, actionable advice on complex regulatory questions. This is a unique opportunity to work cross-functionally with teams at the intersection of technology, transportation, and law, helping to shape the legal framework for the future of mobility. You will be a true generalist, with a primary focus on litigation and dispute resolution, but with the intellectual curiosity to tackle novel regulatory challenges.

What You'll Do

  • Manage all phases of litigation, including commercial disputes, auto liability claims, cutting-edge patent litigation and other matters. This includes developing case strategy, overseeing discovery, drafting motions and pleadings, and managing outside counsel.
  • Represent the company in pre-litigation mediations and arbitrations to achieve favorable resolutions.
  • Develop internal processes, policies, and tools to support insurance-backed litigation and regulatory matters efficiently and at scale.
  • Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to our Operations, Partnerships, and Product teams on a wide range of regulatory and compliance issues at the local, state, and federal levels.
  • Conduct thorough and efficient legal research and analysis on novel questions of law arising from our innovative business models.
  • Monitor new legislation and regulations that could impact our operations and advise the business on potential impacts.
  • Support the Legal team in a variety of other areas, including responding to third-party subpoenas and requests for information.

Who You Are

  • You have a J.D. from a top-tier, accredited law school and are admitted to the bar and in good standing in at least one U.S. state (New York preferred).
  • 4+ years minimum of relevant legal experience, including significant litigation work at a leading law firm, in a sophisticated in-house legal department, or with a government agency.
  • Impeccable written and oral communication skills; you can distill complex legal concepts into clear, concise advice for a non-legal audience.
  • A proven ability to think strategically, solve problems, and exercise sound legal and business judgment.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to independently manage multiple high-stakes projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • A collaborative, team-first attitude with a passion for our mission.

What Catches Our Eye

  • Direct experience in the transportation, mobility, or technology sectors.
  • Experience with employment, labor relations, insurance defense, securities regulation and compliance, or complex commercial litigation preferred but not required.
  • Prior in-house experience at a high-growth technology company.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
  • Salary Range: $180,000-$200,000
  • We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best-in-class suite of products, we make transit thrive.

Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks — fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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