Associate Product Counsel, YouTube

Minimum qualifications:

• J.D. or equivalent degree.
• 3 years of experience at an attorney level.
• Experience in media, communications, intellectual property, privacy, and contract law.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g. have registered in-house status) in the state of hire.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Experience with privacy, youth, content regulations, and regulatory investigations.
• Ability to counsel in abstract or novel areas of the law.
• Ability to work collaboratively, cohesively, strategically, and with sound judgment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

About the job

As Corporate Counsel at Google, 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.

As an Associate Product Counsel for YouTube, you will counsel on compliance with a range of U.S. and international laws governing privacy, youth, and new content regulations. You will also be responsible for maintaining strategic relationships across the organization and managing escalations with executive-level clients and cross-functional teams.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

Additional Information
(Colorado only*) Minimum full-time salary range between $214,000 - $230,000 bonus equity benefits.
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation range for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to Engineering, Product Management, Trust and Safety, and cross-functional teams globally from the initial stages of innovative product development to launch.
• Ensure compliance with global laws including privacy, youth, content regulation, copyright, and consumer protection.
• Develop and maintain a repository of legal resources that are required for products (e.g., terms of service, privacy notices, and other disclosures).
• Respond promptly to a wide range of legal requests from Engineering, Product Management, Advertising Sales, Marketing, Communications, and other business groups.