Senior Counsel, Legal
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Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in advisory, litigation, and regulatory within the intellectual property and technology related areas in the MENA region.
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to build effective relationships across relevant stakeholders.
- Outstanding verbal/written communication and people skills.
- Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad range of legal matters.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with a quick turnaround.
- Ability to communicate in English and Arabic fluently in order to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders on a range of legal matters.
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.
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.
Responsibilities
- Advise executives, business teams, and cross-functional partners on a broad range of legal matters across the MENA region, including commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, content moderation, data protection, and consumer protection.
- Anticipate and assess legal risks, developing creative and effective strategies to mitigate or eliminate potential issues.
- Take on significant legal challenges that span multiple areas of law and require a deep understanding of MENA's unique legal landscape.
- Provide timely and comprehensive legal support to internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of issues including litigation, regulatory inquiries, product related issues, and commercial agreements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse network of external counsel throughout the MENA region, ensuring Google receives expert legal guidance on complex and nuanced issues raised across the region.
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