Associate, Corporate Counsel, Google One and Photos

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.

In this role, you will provide critical advice and counsel to the Google One (G1) and Photos businesses, across the entire range of their activities. Your main day-to-day will be to support the product management and engineering teams as they develop and launch new features and subscription tiers, providing risk analysis and risk informed strategic counseling to help the business achieve its goals. You will also play an important role in helping our product and engineering teams navigate global regulatory compliance, consumer protection, privacy, security, AI, and competition issues.

Google One (G1) is Google's membership for personal cloud storage and Google's cutting-edge AI features. G1 is one of Google's fastest growing subscriptions, with over 150 million subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team, shaping the future of our subscriber experiences, premium features and business growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with product management, engineering, privacy working group, marketing, PR and other cross-functional teams from early ideation through to launch on a broad portfolio of Photos and G1 features and launches.
  
• Analyze and advise on complex legal, policy and business issues affecting our Photos and G1 products, including privacy and data governance, consumer protection, competition, regulation, AI implementations, biometrics, and intellectual property.
  
• Collaborate across Legal and Global Affairs, including specialist colleagues in Regulatory Affairs, Litigation, Trust and Safety, and Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), to align on global compliance strategies, respond to regulatory inquiries, and maintain a consistent legal posture across Google products and surfaces.
  
• Provide clear, practical legal education and strategic risk counseling to executive product, engineering, and legal leadership.

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 in copyright law, privacy law, counseling, and legal regulation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, contract, content moderation/safety, or IP law issues in a technology context.

• 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 in copyright law, privacy law, counseling, and legal regulation.

• 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 (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year