Associate Corporate Counsel, Cloud Legal
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Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
Holidays: 13 paid days per yearNote: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, 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.
- 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Experience discussing cloud services and other technology agreements.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience directly supporting an enterprise business team.
- Knowledge of AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, IP, professional services, and regulatory matters relevant to enterprise cloud transactional legal work.
- Knowledge of laws and regulations as they apply to the use of cloud services in the financial services and healthcare industries.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Excellent problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly and concisely to non-legal stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple agreements and projects simultaneously in a changing environment.
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.
The US Cloud Legal Strategic Industries go-to-market (GTM) team supports dynamic and fast growing enterprise Google Cloud businesses across many areas of the Cloud business organization, including in the financial services, healthcare, telco, media, entertainment and retail sectors. We provide expert guidance and solutions to help Google Cloud navigate the rapidly evolving legal and regulatory landscape of the cloud technology market, tailored to the unique requirements of our products, businesses, customers, and partners. In this role, you will be involved in a wide range of transactional work, including outbound cloud services, AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, professional services, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. You will advise Cloud business executives and leads on legal and other risks, agreement interpretation issues, and strategy. You will also drive programmatic improvements to Cloud agreement making through the development of improved resources and processes, helping the Cloud business continue to scale.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $210,000-$312,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Discuss, draft, and structure enterprise Cloud customer agreements, with a focus on cloud services, AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, professional services, IP, and regulatory terms, and other agreements as needed.
- Advise Cloud business executives and leads on agreement strategy, legal and business risks, agreement interpretation, regulatory issues, and other transaction and customer relationship matters.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholder teams across Global Affairs and Cloud (agreement pursuit, accounting, compliance, and others) to drive growth and support responsible agreement making.
- Promote the continuous improvement of Cloud agreement making through resource and fallback creation and programmatic enhancements.
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