Description:
This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.Minimum Qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
- 7 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Experience in privacy and consumer class actions, product liability, intellectual property, or content moderation and intermediary liability issues.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in litigation including examining and defending witnesses, verbal argument, and trial experience.
- Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, anti-trust, contract, content moderation/safety, or Intellectual Property (IP) Law issues in a technology context.
- Knowledge of An American Multinational Technology Companyproducts and the broader technology industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, leadership, and management skills.
About the Job:
As Corporate Counsel at An American Multinational Technology Company, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.
In this role, you will defend An American Multinational Technology Company and advise on a wide variety of legal matters that pose litigation risk to our products and businesses around the world, including privacy class actions, lawsuits relating to content moderation and intermediary liability, and consumer and product liability class actions. You will give legal advice about litigation risks and come up with creative ways to mitigate and eliminate those risks. You will strive to think proactively to advance An American Multinational Technology Company's position and interests by identifying and working on legal policy issues that affect An American Multinational Technology Company's docket.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of litigation and provide prelitigation counseling to internal teams.
- Work with Legal, Product, Engineering, and Business team members to provide counseling on existing and potential litigation.
- Work with cross-functional partners across An American Multinational Technology Company to advise on litigation risk and status of An American Multinational Technology Company docket.
- Partner with various counsels to develop strategy to manage and win lawsuits.
- Collaborate with other external in-house counsels and legal organizations on litigation and policy matters that affect An American Multinational Technology Company's docket.
