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We're transforming the grocery industry At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers. Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table. Instacart is a Flex First team There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work. Why this role is on the menu Instacart operates at the intersection of technology and everyday life — and that means real-world legal and safety obligations that can't wait. The Law Enforcement Response (LER) Specialist exists because Trust and Safety needs a dedicated, precise, and trustworthy owner for one of our most sensitive functions: responding to law enforcement inquiries, legal process, and platform safety investigations with accuracy and speed. The volume and complexity of subpoenas, warrants, and emergency requests reaching Instacart requires someone who can make sound judgment calls under pressure while protecting user privacy and keeping us legally compliant. Twelve months from now, this person will have built a track record of legal response handling, established trust with our Legal team and strengthened the processes that keep Instacart's platform safe for every shopper, customer, and partner. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) and requires working one weekend day. What you’ll cook up in your first year Legally airtight response record: Every valid subpoena, warrant, and court order processed accurately and on time — with clear documentation that holds up to Legal review and protects Instacart from compliance risk. Trusted law enforcement partner: Law enforcement agencies receive timely, policy-compliant responses to data requests. Faster, cleaner investigations: User identification and records pulls for misconduct and safety investigations are completed with precision- reducing cycle time and improving outcomes for Trust and Safety. Cross-functional credibility: Legal and other internal stakeholders rely on you as the go-to expert for LER policy questions, knowing you can communicate nuanced legal and privacy issues clearly in high-stakes situations. Process resilience: Emergencies and real-time safety situations are handled calmly and methodically, with documentation that makes handoffs and future responses even smoother. The secret ingredients we’re looking for You’re someone who takes quiet pride in getting the details right — especially when the stakes are high. You can hold complexity without losing composure, write with precision under pressure, and handle sensitive information the way it deserves to be handled: carefully and confidentially.   Must-have pantry staples (Minimum Qualifications) Familiarity with legal language and the US and/or Canadian criminal justice system, including how subpoenas, warrants, and court orders work in practice Strong written communication skills — able to draft clear, accurate responses to legal process and explain complex policy to both law enforcement and internal stakeholders Ability to stay calm, methodical, and detail-oriented in time-sensitive o