Regulatory Counsel, Competition

Minimum qualifications:

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
  
• 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.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience with legal, regulatory or corporate compliance, including strategically addressing, minimizing, and avoiding regulatory risk.
  
• Experience engaging with regulators, including States AG, FTC, DOJ, and global data protection or consumer protection authorities.
  
• Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
  
• Experience with working with public company boards and their counsel, including special committees and audit committees.
  
• Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand complex technical issues.
  
• Experience managing projects and partnering with cross-functional teams, including strong attention to detail, time management, analytical, and investigative 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 a Regulatory Counsel, Competition you’ll join a Global team that provides subject matter expertise and engages with regulators, academics, and others to consider the role of competition law in light of our changing economy, the development of new technology, and passage of new laws and regulations. The role involves interpreting laws, partnering with internal stakeholders across the company to mitigate risk, and helping communicate our compliance externally.

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

• Interpret laws and other compliance obligations into requirements for Compliance, Business, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Provide legal advice on compliance programs and policies to help mitigate risk.
• Manage government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures on compliance readiness efforts.