Associate Product Counsel, Responsibility, YouTube
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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.
- 3 years of attorney-level experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with content, privacy, media, communications, intellectual property or contract law.
- Demonstrated litigation and regulatory experience.
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, you will help develop and implement legal approaches and policies for YouTube, helping product and operations teams make decisions based upon your sound legal judgment. You will be responsible for providing legal advice across many areas of law, including those related to the company's Responsibility initiatives regarding content moderation and generation, election integrity, news, health, machine learning and raising high-quality sources and addressing potentially harmful misinformation and borderline material in YouTube's search and recommendations systems. You will also support your colleagues throughout legal, operations, government relations and public relations on a range of product matters. This includes collaborating with Google lawyers outside the United States (U.S.) on critical matters, including litigation, investigations, and other regulatory work. You will be working in a place that operates very much like a rapidly growing startup business, with a dynamic and intense environment.
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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $217000 - $314000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice on YouTube's efforts to foster a responsible and open platform, including initiatives related to content moderation and generation, supporting election integrity, reducing the spread of harmful misinformation and borderline material, raising up high-quality sources for news, health and other information, and preventing bias.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. and international laws and regulations dealing with content regulation, copyright, privacy, consumer protection, and sanctions.
- Provide legal advice to teams from Engineering, Product Management, Advertising Sales, Marketing and Communications from the initial stages of product development to launch.
- Develop expertise in global content regulations and collaborate with other product counsel and the Public Policy team to advise cross-functional teams on the impact of these laws on YouTube’s and Google's business.
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