Associate Corporate Counsel, SEA

Google; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a qualified attorney to support a wide range of commercial, advisory, regulatory, and contentious work in Singapore and across SEAS. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, timely legal reviews, and strategic risk management in a fast-paced tech environment.

Ideal candidates hold a JD/LL.B. with bar admission in Singapore and at least 3 years of attorney-level experience, including in-house, government, or law firm settings.

Qualifications

• Must hold a JD, LL.B., or equivalent and have 3 years of attorney-level experience.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal reviews and provide advisory and commercial support across Google's product, marketing, and business initiatives; respond to legal requests from Marketing, Sales, Product, Finance, Tax, and other cross-functional groups across SEAS.
• Review draft legislation and work with Google’s Global Affairs team.
• Build relationships with regulators and authorities in SEAS; manage regulatory inquiries and autonomously solve contentious issues relating to Google’s products and operations.
• Advise management and cross-functional project teams in APAC and the United States on potential legal risks in SEAS; coordinate and obtain buy-in from all stakeholders.
• Work with external legal counsel on matters ranging from regulatory issues to expert advice requests.

Skills

Legal analysis

Regulatory compliance

Contract drafting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

JD/LL.B./equivalent

Bar admission in Singapore

Job description

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

• 3 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 Singapore.

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

Minimum qualifications:

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 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 Singapore.

Preferred qualifications:

• 6 years of relevant advisory and regulatory experience within the intellectual property, media, extended workforce, and technology related areas in SEAS.
• In-house experience with a multinational corporation and law firm experience.
• Knowledge of privacy, consumer protection, antitrust, contract, content moderation/safety, or IP law issues in a technology context.
• Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Excellent commercial and ethical judgment, and leadership, investigative, discussion and agreement drafting skills. Well-organised, detail-oriented and resourceful.

About the job

In this role, you will be supporting a wide range of in-region commercial, advisory, regulatory, and contentious work across Google's products and services. You will be in a fast-paced environment as part of a tight-knit team.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

• Conduct legal reviews and provide advisory and commercial support across Google’s product, marketing, and business initiatives; respond promptly to a wide range of legal requests from Marketing, Sales, Product, Finance, Tax, and other cross-functional groups across Southeast Asia (SEAS).
• Review draft legislation and work with Google’s Global Affairs team.
• Build relationships with regulators and authorities in SEAS; manage regulatory inquiries, and autonomously solve contentious issues relating to Google’s products and operations.
• Advise management and cross-functional project teams in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the United States with regard to potential legal risks in SEAS; coordinate and ensure agreement and buy-in from all stakeholders.
• Work with external legal counsel on specific matters ranging from regulatory issues to expert advice requests.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.