Senior Regulatory Counsel, Content
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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.
- Experience working with Ofcom and other online safety regulators.
- Experience in OSA, DSA, and other global content related laws and regulations.
- Admitted to the bar or authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
- Experience in working with the public company boards and their counsel, including special committees and audit committees.
- Experience in partnering with cross-functional teams, and working with technology companies.
- Experience with laws and regulations governing content moderation, secondary/intermediary liability, notice-and-takedown procedures, consumer protection, child protection or related areas of law, including by way of example, and advising on free speech protections and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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.
Regulatory Affairs helps the company innovate responsibly and comply with laws around the world. Google partners with teams across Global Affairs, Product Areas, and the rest of the company to ensure constructive engagement with governments and regulators while mitigating risk.
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
- Work across all key internal stakeholders to develop an engagement and advocate strategy.
- Work cross-functionally across all disciplines to develop an understanding of perspectives.
- 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.
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